Palettes / Colors / #2EBCCC

#2EBCCC — Teal

#2EBCCC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #2EBCCC 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.

#2EBCCC 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 #CC3E2E; it also sits naturally between #2ECC8D and #2E6DCC. 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 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2EBCCC

.text { color: #2EBCCC; }
.background { background-color: #2EBCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EBCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 188, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EBCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 188, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EBCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 188, 204, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC3E2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2EBCCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EBCCC

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 #2EBCCC 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 #2EBCCC 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

← #2EBCCB  ·  #2EBCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EBCCC?

#2EBCCC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 188, 204). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EBCCC?

#2EBCCC is RGB 46, 188, 204 — HSL 186°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 77%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #2EBCCC?

Its complement is #CC3E2E; analogous partners are #2ECC8D and #2E6DCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EBCCC for text?

Black text on #2EBCCC has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.