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#2ECCBC — Teal

#2ECCBC 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 #2ECCBC 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.

#2ECCBC 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 #CC2E3E; it also sits naturally between #2ECC6D and #2E8DCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2ECCBC · RGB 46, 204, 188

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Color values

HEX#2ECCBC
RGB46, 204, 188
HSL174°, 63%, 49%
HSV174°, 77%, 80%
CMYK77%, 0%, 8%, 20%
XYZ31.80, 47.40, 55.05
Yxy47.40, 0.2369, 0.3531
CIE-Lab74.44, -42.74, -3.39
Hunter Lab68.85, -34.91, -3.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 80% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2ECCBC

.text { color: #2ECCBC; }
.background { background-color: #2ECCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2ECCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 204, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2ECCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 204, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2ECCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 204, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2ECCBC

#2ABBAD#26A699#22968A#1D8177#197068#155B54#114B45#0C3632#082523#04110F

Tints of #2ECCBC

#40D4C5#50D7CA#65DCD0#7AE1D7#8FE6DD#9FE9E2#B4EEE8#C9F3EF#DAF7F4#EEFBFA

Tones of #2ECCBC

#39C0B3#45B5AA#50AAA1#5B9F98#66938F#728886

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC2E3E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #2ECCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2ECCBC

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 #2ECCBC: ·

How #2ECCBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7274C0Deuteranopia · #695DC1Tritanopia · #36C3C4

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 #2ECCBC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Monsoon
#A0DF81 · #6AE088 · #32D1B8 · #74B0DE
Dreamy Harbor
#3DE967 · #84E6B9 · #2ACFB6 · #23BBD6
Vintage Ruby Harbor
#3FD046 · #5ADB94 · #2AD4BA · #248EB2
Crystal Monsoon
#28C7C1 · #186BE0 · #3A14C7 · #841A99
Palette 6aece1
#6AECE1 · #26CCC2 · #FFF57E · #FFB76C
Palette 36d1c4
#36D1C4 · #A0EECC · #FFF2BE · #F6318C

Similar colors

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

#32D1B8#2ACFB6#2AD4BA#28C7C1#26CCC2#36D1C4#2BCDAF#2CD9C1#1FCAC2#37BEBE#37D6C7#23BEBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2ECCBB  ·  #2ECCBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2ECCBC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #2ECCBC?

#2ECCBC is RGB 46, 204, 188 — HSL 174°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #2ECCBC?

Its complement is #CC2E3E; analogous partners are #2ECC6D and #2E8DCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2ECCBC for text?

Black text on #2ECCBC has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.