Palettes / Colors / #2BEFFD

#2BEFFD — Vivid Teal

#2BEFFD 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 #2BEFFD 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.

#2BEFFD 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 #FD392B; it also sits naturally between #2BFDA2 and #2B86FD. 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 17% · Green 94% · Blue 99%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BEFFD

.text { color: #2BEFFD; }
.background { background-color: #2BEFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BEFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 239, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 98%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BEFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 239, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BEFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 239, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2BEFFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD392B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BEFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BEFFD

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 #2BEFFD 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 #2BEFFD 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

← #2BEFFC  ·  #2BEFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2BEFFD?

#2BEFFD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 239, 253). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BEFFD?

#2BEFFD is RGB 43, 239, 253 — HSL 184°, 98%, 58% — CMYK 83%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #2BEFFD?

Its complement is #FD392B; analogous partners are #2BFDA2 and #2B86FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BEFFD for text?

Black text on #2BEFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.