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#2EA2C2 — Teal

#2EA2C2 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 #2EA2C2 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.

#2EA2C2 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 #C24E2E; it also sits naturally between #2EC298 and #2E58C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EA2C2 · RGB 46, 162, 194

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Color values

HEX#2EA2C2
RGB46, 162, 194
HSL193°, 62%, 47%
HSV193°, 76%, 76%
CMYK76%, 16%, 0%, 24%
XYZ23.78, 30.32, 55.64
Yxy30.32, 0.2167, 0.2763
CIE-Lab61.93, -20.81, -25.54
Hunter Lab55.06, -16.57, -25.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 64% · Blue 76%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EA2C2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EA2C2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EA2C2

.text { color: #2EA2C2; }
.background { background-color: #2EA2C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EA2C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 162, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 62%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EA2C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 162, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EA2C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 162, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EA2C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EA2C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EA2C2

#2A94B2#25839D#21758C#1D677C#195A6B#144857#103B46#0D2D36#081C21#040E11

Tints of #2EA2C2

#39B0D0#4DB8D5#62C0DA#77C8DF#8BD1E4#9CD7E8#B1E0ED#C5E8F1#DAF0F6#EEF8FB

Tones of #2EA2C2

#389CB7#4396AD#4E90A2#578A98#62848D#6D7E83

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C24E2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.97:1 Fails
Against black text7.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EA2C2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EA2C2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2EA2C2: ·

How #2EA2C2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6061BADeuteranopia · #5A51B8Tritanopia · #34B4B3

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:

Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6Tailwind cyan 600 · #0891B2Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2EA2C2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F8ed86
#F8ED86 · #A5E9DB · #2CA4BF · #415B90
Dreamy Ruby Dusk
#B5512D · #DB906F · #309CC2 · #CADEED
Tender Ruby Marble
#2EB89B · #33A3C6 · #5C85DD · #4030B5
Cosmic Ruby Tempest
#31A8C4 · #7693D6 · #715BCD · #B263D4
Serene Meadow
#B9E4EE · #81CADA · #34A6C0 · #11343B
Vivid Ruby Summit
#73E9D6 · #24A6BF · #74AEE5 · #4E69E0

Similar colors

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

#2CA4BF#309CC2#33A3C6#31A8C4#34A6C0#24A6BF#319CB9#319ACA#29A8CC#38A8BD#379FB8#239AC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EA2C1  ·  #2EA2C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EA2C2?

#2EA2C2 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 162, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EA2C2?

#2EA2C2 is RGB 46, 162, 194 — HSL 193°, 62%, 47% — CMYK 76%, 16%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #2EA2C2?

Its complement is #C24E2E; analogous partners are #2EC298 and #2E58C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EA2C2 for text?

Black text on #2EA2C2 has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.