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#2EA69F — Teal

#2EA69F 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 #2EA69F 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.

#2EA69F 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 #A82E34; it also sits naturally between #2EA865 and #2E71A8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EA69F · RGB 46, 166, 159

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Color values

HEX#2EA69F
RGB46, 166, 159
HSL177°, 57%, 42%
HSV177°, 72%, 65%
CMYK72%, 0%, 4%, 35%
XYZ21.02, 30.36, 37.55
Yxy30.36, 0.2364, 0.3414
CIE-Lab61.96, -33.67, -5.84
Hunter Lab55.10, -25.78, -5.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 65% · Blue 62%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EA69F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EA69F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EA69F

.text { color: #2EA69F; }
.background { background-color: #2EA69F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EA69F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 166, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 57%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EA69F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 166, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EA69F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 166, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EA69F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EA69F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EA69F

#2A9893#258883#227C78#1E6C68#195C59#154C49#103C3A#0D302E#09201F#04100F

Tints of #2EA69F

#34BCB5#43CBC5#57D1CB#6FD8D2#83DDD9#97E2DF#AFE9E6#C3EFEC#DBF5F4#EFFBFA

Tones of #2EA69F

#37A09A#3F9793#488E8B#518582#5A7C7B#637473

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A82E34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.97:1 Fails
Against black text7.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EA69F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EA69F

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 #2EA69F: ·

How #2EA69F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6263A1Deuteranopia · #5B52A1Tritanopia · #34A2A2

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

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2EA69F rather than the exact color:

Palette 66d2ce
#66D2CE · #2DAA9E · #EAEAEA · #E3D2C3
Modern Horizon
#29A89B · #1B5B88 · #212CAD · #5E23AD
Palette E5cb90
#E5CB90 · #FFF3C8 · #34A99D · #458393
Velvet Ruby Terrace
#278A4A · #29A6A4 · #1E3860 · #4B2AB5
Palette 071952
#071952 · #0B666A · #35A29F · #97FEED
Palette 071952
#071952 · #088395 · #35A29F · #F2F7A1

Similar colors

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

#2DAA9E#29A89B#34A99D#29A6A4#35A29F#279F9F#359FA0#31AAA9#36ADA3#28AD98#38A3A5#35A295

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EA69E  ·  #2EA6A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EA69F?

#2EA69F is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 166, 159). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EA69F?

#2EA69F is RGB 46, 166, 159 — HSL 177°, 57%, 42% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 4%, 35%.

What colors go with #2EA69F?

Its complement is #A82E34; analogous partners are #2EA865 and #2E71A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EA69F for text?

Black text on #2EA69F has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.