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#2ECCCE — Teal

#2ECCCE 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 #2ECCCE 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.

#2ECCCE 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 #CC312E; it also sits naturally between #2ECC80 and #2E7ACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2ECCCE · RGB 46, 204, 206

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Color values

HEX#2ECCCE
RGB46, 204, 206
HSL181°, 63%, 49%
HSV181°, 78%, 81%
CMYK78%, 1%, 0%, 19%
XYZ33.86, 48.22, 65.92
Yxy48.22, 0.2288, 0.3258
CIE-Lab74.97, -37.64, -12.35
Hunter Lab69.44, -31.27, -11.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2ECCCE

.text { color: #2ECCCE; }
.background { background-color: #2ECCCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2ECCCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 204, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2ECCCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 204, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2ECCCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 204, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2ECCCE

#2AB9BB#26A4A6#229496#1D7F81#196F70#155A5B#114A4B#0C3536#082525#041011

Tints of #2ECCCE

#40D1D4#50D5D7#65DADC#7ADFE1#8FE4E6#9FE8E9#B4EDEE#C9F2F3#DAF6F7#EEFBFB

Tones of #2ECCCE

#39BEC0#45B3B5#50A8AA#5B9E9F#669393#728888

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC312E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.97:1 Fails
Against black text10.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #2ECCCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2ECCCE

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 #2ECCCE: ·

How #2ECCCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7274CEDeuteranopia · #695DCDTritanopia · #36CDCD

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 cyan 500 · #06B6D4Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4

Palettes with a similar color

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

Crystal Ruby Lagoon
#2FCFCE · #5F90D0 · #523DD2 · #8C28B4
Palette 77e4c8
#77E4C8 · #36C2CE · #478CCF · #4535C1
Vintage Ruby Orchard
#1DA15C · #31C8DA · #6687E3 · #BEA4EF
Palette 36d1c4
#36D1C4 · #A0EECC · #FFF2BE · #F6318C
Palette 6aece1
#6AECE1 · #26CCC2 · #FFF57E · #FFB76C
Crystal Monsoon
#28C7C1 · #186BE0 · #3A14C7 · #841A99

Similar colors

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

#2FCFCE#36C2CE#31C8DA#36D1C4#26CCC2#28C7C1#37D6C7#2BCDDD#2ABDCC#3CD3CE#25D3D9#2BD6DB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2ECCCD  ·  #2ECCCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2ECCCE?

#2ECCCE is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 204, 206). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2ECCCE?

#2ECCCE is RGB 46, 204, 206 — HSL 181°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 78%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #2ECCCE?

Its complement is #CC312E; analogous partners are #2ECC80 and #2E7ACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2ECCCE for text?

Black text on #2ECCCE has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.