Palettes / Colors / #2BFDCD

#2BFDCD — Vivid Teal

#2BFDCD 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 #2BFDCD 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.

#2BFDCD 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 #FD2B5C; it also sits naturally between #2BFD63 and #2BC5FD. 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 99% · Blue 80%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2BFDCD

.text { color: #2BFDCD; }
.background { background-color: #2BFDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BFDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 253, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 98%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BFDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 253, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BFDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 253, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD2B5C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2BFDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BFDCD

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 #2BFDCD 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 #2BFDCD 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

← #2BFDCC  ·  #2BFDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2BFDCD?

#2BFDCD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 253, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2BFDCD?

#2BFDCD is RGB 43, 253, 205 — HSL 166°, 98%, 58% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 19%, 1%.

What colors go with #2BFDCD?

Its complement is #FD2B5C; analogous partners are #2BFD63 and #2BC5FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2BFDCD for text?

Black text on #2BFDCD has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.