Palettes / Colors / #2DBCBC

#2DBCBC — Teal

#2DBCBC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #2DBCBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#2DBCBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BD2E2E; it also sits naturally between #2EBD75 and #2E75BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #2DBCBC

.text { color: #2DBCBC; }
.background { background-color: #2DBCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2DBCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2DBCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2DBCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 188, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2DBCBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2DBCBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2DBCBC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD2E2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2DBCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2DBCBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #2DBCBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2DBCBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2DBCBB  ·  #2DBCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2DBCBC?

#2DBCBC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 45, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2DBCBC?

#2DBCBC is RGB 45, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #2DBCBC?

Its complement is #BD2E2E; analogous partners are #2EBD75 and #2E75BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2DBCBC for text?

Black text on #2DBCBC has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.