Palettes / Colors / #2EA69E

#2EA69E — Teal

#2EA69E 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 #2EA69E 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.

#2EA69E 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 #A82E36; it also sits naturally between #2EA863 and #2E73A8. 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 65% · Blue 62%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2EA69E

.text { color: #2EA69E; }
.background { background-color: #2EA69E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EA69E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 166, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 57%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EA69E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 166, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EA69E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 166, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EA69E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EA69E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A82E36:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2EA69E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EA69E

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 #2EA69E 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 #2EA69E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EA69E?

#2EA69E is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 166, 158). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EA69E?

#2EA69E is RGB 46, 166, 158 — HSL 176°, 57%, 42% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 5%, 35%.

What colors go with #2EA69E?

Its complement is #A82E36; analogous partners are #2EA863 and #2E73A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EA69E for text?

Black text on #2EA69E has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.