Palettes / Colors / #2EAABC

#2EAABC — Teal

#2EAABC 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 #2EAABC 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.

#2EAABC 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 #BD412E; it also sits naturally between #2EBD88 and #2E62BD. 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 67% · Blue 74%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2EAABC

.text { color: #2EAABC; }
.background { background-color: #2EAABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EAABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 170, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EAABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 170, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EAABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 170, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2EAABC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD412E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2EAABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EAABC

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 #2EAABC 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 #2EAABC 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

← #2EAABB  ·  #2EAABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EAABC?

#2EAABC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 170, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EAABC?

#2EAABC is RGB 46, 170, 188 — HSL 188°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 76%, 10%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #2EAABC?

Its complement is #BD412E; analogous partners are #2EBD88 and #2E62BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EAABC for text?

Black text on #2EAABC has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.77:1.