Palettes / Colors / #24CDEB

#24CDEB — Vivid Teal

#24CDEB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #24CDEB 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.

#24CDEB 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 #EB4224; it also sits naturally between #24EBA5 and #2469EB. 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 14% · Green 80% · Blue 92%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #24CDEB

.text { color: #24CDEB; }
.background { background-color: #24CDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #24CDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 205, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 83%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #24CDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 205, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #24CDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 205, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#24CDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#24CDEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #24CDEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB4224:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #24CDEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #24CDEB

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 #24CDEB 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 #24CDEB 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

← #24CDEA  ·  #24CDEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #24CDEB?

#24CDEB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 36, 205, 235). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #24CDEB?

#24CDEB is RGB 36, 205, 235 — HSL 189°, 83%, 53% — CMYK 85%, 13%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #24CDEB?

Its complement is #EB4224; analogous partners are #24EBA5 and #2469EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #24CDEB for text?

Black text on #24CDEB has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.