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#2EAEB2 — Teal

#2EAEB2 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 #2EAEB2 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.

#2EAEB2 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 #B2322E; it also sits naturally between #2EB275 and #2E6CB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EAEB2 · RGB 46, 174, 178

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Color values

HEX#2EAEB2
RGB46, 174, 178
HSL182°, 59%, 44%
HSV182°, 74%, 70%
CMYK74%, 2%, 0%, 30%
XYZ24.30, 34.07, 47.41
Yxy34.07, 0.2297, 0.3221
CIE-Lab65.02, -31.87, -11.91
Hunter Lab58.37, -25.11, -10.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 68% · Blue 70%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EAEB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EAEB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EAEB2

.text { color: #2EAEB2; }
.background { background-color: #2EAEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EAEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 174, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 59%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EAEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 174, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EAEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 174, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EAEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EAEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EAEB2

#2A9EA2#268E92#217F82#1D6F72#195F61#154F51#113F41#0D2F31#082020#041010

Tints of #2EAEB2

#33C2C7#44CACF#5DD1D5#71D7DA#85DDE0#9AE2E5#AEE8EA#C6EFF0#DBF5F6#EFFAFB

Tones of #2EAEB2

#37A6A9#419C9F#4A9496#548A8C#5D8283#677979

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2322E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.69:1 Fails
Against black text7.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EAEB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EAEB2

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 #2EAEB2: ·

How #2EAEB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6567B1Deuteranopia · #5E54B1Tritanopia · #34B0B0

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 #2EAEB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0766ad
#0766AD · #29ADB2 · #C5E898 · #F3F3F3
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Serene Dusk
#0D3076 · #34ADAB · #38DACE · #9DC2ED
Tranquil Breeze
#67CB3D · #1E6836 · #2AB0A9 · #1A437A
Palette C5f0a4
#C5F0A4 · #35B0AB · #226B80 · #F34573

Similar colors

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

#29ADB2#30A6AE#34A7B2#34ADAB#2AB0A9#35B0AB#31AAA9#24B1B1#37B5B6#27ADBC#25B6AF#37B5AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EAEB1  ·  #2EAEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EAEB2?

#2EAEB2 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 174, 178). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EAEB2?

#2EAEB2 is RGB 46, 174, 178 — HSL 182°, 59%, 44% — CMYK 74%, 2%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #2EAEB2?

Its complement is #B2322E; analogous partners are #2EB275 and #2E6CB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EAEB2 for text?

Black text on #2EAEB2 has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.