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#2EAEB3 — Teal

#2EAEB3 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 #2EAEB3 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.

#2EAEB3 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.

#2EAEB3 · RGB 46, 174, 179

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Color values

HEX#2EAEB3
RGB46, 174, 179
HSL182°, 59%, 44%
HSV182°, 74%, 70%
CMYK74%, 3%, 0%, 30%
XYZ24.40, 34.11, 47.95
Yxy34.11, 0.2292, 0.3204
CIE-Lab65.05, -31.57, -12.42
Hunter Lab58.40, -24.90, -11.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 68% · Blue 70%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EAEB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EAEB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EAEB3

.text { color: #2EAEB3; }
.background { background-color: #2EAEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EAEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 174, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 59%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EAEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 174, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EAEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 174, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EAEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EAEB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EAEB3

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

Tints of #2EAEB3

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

Tones of #2EAEB3

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2322E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.68:1 Fails
Against black text7.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EAEB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EAEB3

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 #2EAEB3: ·

How #2EAEB3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6567B2Deuteranopia · #5E54B2Tritanopia · #34B1B1

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 #2EAEB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 0766ad
#0766AD · #29ADB2 · #C5E898 · #F3F3F3
Palette F59aa3
#F59AA3 · #F5E4C3 · #34A7B2 · #5B2E35
Gentle Bloom
#30A6AE · #CF52C7 · #C5CE4C · #D8EFED
Serene Dusk
#0D3076 · #34ADAB · #38DACE · #9DC2ED
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFE2AF · #E37434
Palette 007979
#007979 · #24B1B1 · #FFF0E4 · #FFE0C5

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EAEB2  ·  #2EAEB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EAEB3?

#2EAEB3 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 174, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EAEB3?

#2EAEB3 is RGB 46, 174, 179 — HSL 182°, 59%, 44% — CMYK 74%, 3%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #2EAEB3?

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

Can I use #2EAEB3 for text?

Black text on #2EAEB3 has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.