Palettes / Colors / #2AEFEF

#2AEFEF — Vivid Teal

#2AEFEF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#2AEFEF 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 #EF2A2A; it also sits naturally between #2AEF8C and #2A8CEF. 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 94% · Blue 94%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #2AEFEF

.text { color: #2AEFEF; }
.background { background-color: #2AEFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2AEFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(42, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2AEFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(42, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2AEFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(42, 239, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2AEFEF

Tints of #2AEFEF

Tones of #2AEFEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF2A2A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2AEFEF: #000000.

How #2AEFEF 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 #2AEFEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2AEFEE  ·  #2AEFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2AEFEF?

#2AEFEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 42, 239, 239). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2AEFEF?

#2AEFEF is RGB 42, 239, 239 — HSL 180°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 82%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #2AEFEF?

Its complement is #EF2A2A; analogous partners are #2AEF8C and #2A8CEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2AEFEF for text?

Black text on #2AEFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.