Palettes / Colors / #2BEEED
#2BEEED — Vivid Teal
#2BEEED 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 #2BEEED 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.
#2BEEED 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 #EE2B2B; it also sits naturally between #2BEE8C and #2B8CEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #2BEEED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 43, 238, 237 |
| HSL | 180°, 85%, 55% |
| HSV | 180°, 82%, 93% |
| CMYK | 82%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 46.86, 67.78, 90.73 |
| Yxy | 67.78, 0.2282, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.89, -44.22, -12.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.33, -38.69, -12.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 17% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 82% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #2BEEED
.text { color: #2BEEED; }
.background { background-color: #2BEEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BEEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 238, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BEEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 238, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BEEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 238, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#2BEEED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BEEED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #2BEEED
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Tones of #2BEEED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EE2B2B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #2BEEED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BEEED
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 #2BEEED: ·
How #2BEEED 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 #2BEEED 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 #2BEEED?
#2BEEED is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 238, 237). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #2BEEED?
#2BEEED is RGB 43, 238, 237 — HSL 180°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 82%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #2BEEED?
Its complement is #EE2B2B; analogous partners are #2BEE8C and #2B8CEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #2BEEED for text?
Black text on #2BEEED has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.