Palettes / Colors / #2AECFF

#2AECFF — Vivid Teal

#2AECFF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #2AECFF 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.

#2AECFF 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 #FF3B29; it also sits naturally between #29FFA6 and #2982FF. 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 16% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2AECFF

.text { color: #2AECFF; }
.background { background-color: #2AECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 100%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 236, 255, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF3B29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2AECFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2AECFF

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 #2AECFF 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 #2AECFF 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

← #2AECFE  ·  #2AED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2AECFF?

#2AECFF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 42, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2AECFF?

#2AECFF is RGB 42, 236, 255 — HSL 185°, 100%, 58% — CMYK 84%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #2AECFF?

Its complement is #FF3B29; analogous partners are #29FFA6 and #2982FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2AECFF for text?

Black text on #2AECFF has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.