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#2EBFBB — Teal

#2EBFBB 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 #2EBFBB 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.

#2EBFBB 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 #BD2E33; it also sits naturally between #2EBD71 and #2E7ABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EBFBB · RGB 46, 191, 187

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Color values

HEX#2EBFBB
RGB46, 191, 187
HSL178°, 61%, 46%
HSV178°, 76%, 75%
CMYK76%, 0%, 2%, 25%
XYZ28.73, 41.43, 53.50
Yxy41.43, 0.2323, 0.3351
CIE-Lab70.48, -37.19, -8.72
Hunter Lab64.37, -30.01, -8.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2EBFBB

.text { color: #2EBFBB; }
.background { background-color: #2EBFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EBFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 191, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EBFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 191, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EBFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 191, 187, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2EBFBB

#2AACA8#269C98#218784#1D7774#196764#155654#114644#0C3130#082120#041010

Tints of #2EBFBB

#36CEC9#4AD3CF#5FD8D4#73DDDA#88E2DF#9CE7E5#B1ECEA#C6F1F0#DAF6F5#EFFBFB

Tones of #2EBFBB

#38B2AE#42A9A5#4C9E9C#579492#618988#6B807F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD2E33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.26:1 Fails
Against black text9.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EBFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EBFBB

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 #2EBFBB: ·

How #2EBFBB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6EBCDeuteranopia · #645ABCTritanopia · #35BDBD

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 · #06B6D4Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4

Palettes with a similar color

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

Rustic Whisper
#73E8E8 · #46DDDD · #27B9B9 · #135353
Frozen Ruby Breeze
#378557 · #37BEBE · #375F97 · #5F4EB7
Wild Ruby Terrace
#31C080 · #38BEB6 · #5EB3D9 · #25448A
Palette 22213d
#22213D · #4E3188 · #24BABC · #EAEF9B
Gentle Ruby Drift
#2DE756 · #6EE7B7 · #23BEBE · #54B1EB
Crystal Monsoon
#28C7C1 · #186BE0 · #3A14C7 · #841A99

Similar colors

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

#27B9B9#37BEBE#38BEB6#24BABC#23BEBE#28C7C1#24B9B4#3BBABB#25BEC6#37B5B6#37B7C3#3BBBB3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EBFBA  ·  #2EBFBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EBFBB?

#2EBFBB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 191, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EBFBB?

#2EBFBB is RGB 46, 191, 187 — HSL 178°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #2EBFBB?

Its complement is #BD2E33; analogous partners are #2EBD71 and #2E7ABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EBFBB for text?

Black text on #2EBFBB has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.