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#2EAEC2 — Teal

#2EAEC2 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 #2EAEC2 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.

#2EAEC2 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 #C2412E; it also sits naturally between #2EC28C and #2E64C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EAEC2 · RGB 46, 174, 194

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Color values

HEX#2EAEC2
RGB46, 174, 194
HSL188°, 62%, 47%
HSV188°, 76%, 76%
CMYK76%, 10%, 0%, 24%
XYZ26.00, 34.75, 56.38
Yxy34.75, 0.2220, 0.2967
CIE-Lab65.55, -26.94, -19.99
Hunter Lab58.95, -21.62, -19.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 68% · Blue 76%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EAEC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EAEC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EAEC2

.text { color: #2EAEC2; }
.background { background-color: #2EAEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EAEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 174, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 62%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EAEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 174, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EAEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 174, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EAEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EAEC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EAEC2

#2AA0B2#258D9D#217E8C#1D6F7C#19606B#144E57#103F46#0D3036#081E21#040F11

Tints of #2EAEC2

#39BCD0#4DC3D5#62CADA#77D1DF#8BD8E4#9CDEE8#B1E5ED#C5ECF1#DAF2F6#EEF9FB

Tones of #2EAEC2

#38A6B7#439FAD#4E97A2#579098#62888D#6D8083

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2412E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.64:1 Fails
Against black text7.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EAEC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EAEC2

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 #2EAEC2: ·

How #2EAEC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6567BDDeuteranopia · #5E54BCTritanopia · #34B9B9

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 500 · #06B6D4Tailwind cyan 600 · #0891B2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2EAEC2 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Tempest
#31A8C4 · #7693D6 · #715BCD · #B263D4
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB
Serene Meadow
#B9E4EE · #81CADA · #34A6C0 · #11343B
Palette F8ed86
#F8ED86 · #A5E9DB · #2CA4BF · #415B90
Hidden Cascade
#29A8CC · #6EA2EB · #747AEE · #5E24DD
Hidden Ruby Horizon
#53CEAD · #38A8BD · #2B62B4 · #625FE0

Similar colors

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

#31A8C4#27ADBC#34A6C0#2CA4BF#29A8CC#38A8BD#33A3C6#37B7C3#24A6BF#29B6CC#3BB4C1#27B9B9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EAEC1  ·  #2EAEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EAEC2?

#2EAEC2 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 174, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EAEC2?

#2EAEC2 is RGB 46, 174, 194 — HSL 188°, 62%, 47% — CMYK 76%, 10%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #2EAEC2?

Its complement is #C2412E; analogous partners are #2EC28C and #2E64C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EAEC2 for text?

Black text on #2EAEC2 has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.