Palettes / Colors / #24DAEB
#24DAEB — Vivid Teal
#24DAEB 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 #24DAEB 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.
#24DAEB 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 #EB3424; it also sits naturally between #24EB98 and #2477EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #24DAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 36, 218, 235 |
| HSL | 185°, 83%, 53% |
| HSV | 185°, 85%, 92% |
| CMYK | 85%, 7%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 40.79, 56.52, 87.36 |
| Yxy | 56.52, 0.2209, 0.3060 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.91, -36.23, -20.48 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.18, -31.17, -21.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 14% · Green 85% · Blue 92%
Cyan 85% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #24DAEB
.text { color: #24DAEB; }
.background { background-color: #24DAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #24DAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 218, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 83%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #24DAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 218, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #24DAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 218, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#24DAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#24DAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EB3424:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #24DAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #24DAEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #24DAEB: ·
How #24DAEB 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 #24DAEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #24DAEB?
#24DAEB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 36, 218, 235). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #24DAEB?
#24DAEB is RGB 36, 218, 235 — HSL 185°, 83%, 53% — CMYK 85%, 7%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #24DAEB?
Its complement is #EB3424; analogous partners are #24EB98 and #2477EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #24DAEB for text?
Black text on #24DAEB has a contrast ratio of 12.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.