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#2EA393 — Teal

#2EA393 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 #2EA393 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.

#2EA393 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A32E3E; it also sits naturally between #2EA359 and #2E78A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EA393 · RGB 46, 163, 147

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Color values

HEX#2EA393
RGB46, 163, 147
HSL172°, 56%, 41%
HSV172°, 72%, 64%
CMYK72%, 0%, 10%, 36%
XYZ19.49, 28.88, 32.15
Yxy28.88, 0.2420, 0.3587
CIE-Lab60.68, -35.66, -0.98
Hunter Lab53.74, -26.86, -0.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 64% · Blue 58%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EA393 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EA393 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EA393

.text { color: #2EA393; }
.background { background-color: #2EA393; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EA393; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 163, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 56%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EA393; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 163, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EA393; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 163, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EA393">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EA393">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EA393

#2A9385#26877A#22776C#1D675E#1A5B53#154C44#113C36#0C2C28#09201D#04100E

Tints of #2EA393

#35BBA9#40C9B7#58D0C0#6CD5C7#84DCD0#98E2D8#AFE9E1#C3EEE8#DBF5F1#EFFBF9

Tones of #2EA393

#369B8D#3F9287#478A81#4F827B#587975#60716F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A32E3E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.10:1 AA large only
Against black text6.78:1 AA

Best text color on #2EA393: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EA393

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 #2EA393: ·

How #2EA393 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #616297Deuteranopia · #5A5198Tritanopia · #349A9B

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 600 · #0D9488Tailwind teal 500 · #14B8A6Tailwind emerald 500 · #10B981

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2EA393 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Bloom
#2BC16B · #309D90 · #4AADDD · #2B52D8
Smoky Ruby Breeze
#A69836 · #35A295 · #C169CE · #E9E3D0
Coral Reef
#264653 · #2A9D8F · #E9C46A · #E76F51
Modern Horizon
#29A89B · #1B5B88 · #212CAD · #5E23AD
Modern Ruby Voyage
#A0CF38 · #43A432 · #24AE5B · #259D96
Palette 005461
#005461 · #0C7779 · #249E94 · #3BC1A8

Similar colors

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

#309D90#35A295#2A9D8F#29A89B#259D96#249E94#2CAE8F#249D8F#28AD98#2DAA9E#34A99D#2C978E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EA392  ·  #2EA394 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EA393?

#2EA393 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 163, 147). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EA393?

#2EA393 is RGB 46, 163, 147 — HSL 172°, 56%, 41% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 10%, 36%.

What colors go with #2EA393?

Its complement is #A32E3E; analogous partners are #2EA359 and #2E78A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EA393 for text?

Black text on #2EA393 has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.