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#2ED6BA Color

#2ED6BA is rgb(46, 214, 186) in RGB, hsl(170, 67%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 13%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2ED6BA
HEX#2ED6BA
RGBrgb(46, 214, 186)
HSLhsl(170, 67%, 51%)
HSVhsv(170, 79%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 13%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.136 178.1)
LABlab(77.16% -47.90 1.39)
LCHlch(77.16% 47.92 178.33)

What #2ED6BA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2ED6BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.68Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.11Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.04Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.13Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 13.5Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 13.68

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2ED6BA Channel Values

How #2ED6BA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 46 · G 214 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 67% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 79% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2ED6BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2ED6BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2ED6BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2ED6BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2ED6BA
Complementary
#D62E4A
Analogous
#2ED666
Analogous
#2E9ED6
Triadic
#BA2ED6
Triadic
#D6BA2E
Split comp.
#D62E9E
Split comp.
#D6662E

Tints & Shades of #2ED6BA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4CDCC4
#66E1CC
#84E7D6
#A1ECE0
#BFF2EA
#D9F7F2

Shades

#25BBA2
#20A28C
#1A8472
#146659
#0E483F
#092F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2ED6BA.

How #2ED6BA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2ED6BA
Protanopia#C6C6BA
Protanomaly#9FCCBA
Deuteranopia#B4B4BD
Deuteranomaly#92C3BC
Tritanopia#3FD3D3
Tritanomaly#39D4C9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #2ED6BA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2ed6ba: #2ED6BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2ED6BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ed6ba': '#2ED6BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.839, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_2ed6ba">#2ED6BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#2ED6BA"

More Teal Colors

#2ED6BA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2ED6BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2ED6BA?

#2ED6BA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(46, 214, 186) in RGB and hsl(170, 67%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #2ED6BA?

#2ED6BA is rgb(46, 214, 186) — red 46, green 214, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2ED6BA?

#2ED6BA converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 13%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2ED6BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2ED6BA scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2ED6BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2ED6BA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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