Palettes / Colors / #2BFDEA
#2BFDEA — Vivid Teal
#2BFDEA 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 #2BFDEA 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.
#2BFDEA 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 #FD2B3C; it also sits naturally between #2BFD82 and #2BA5FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #2BFDEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 43, 253, 234 |
| HSL | 175°, 98%, 58% |
| HSV | 175°, 83%, 99% |
| CMYK | 83%, 0%, 8%, 1% |
| XYZ | 50.97, 76.70, 89.96 |
| Yxy | 76.70, 0.2342, 0.3524 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.19, -51.47, -4.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.58, -45.41, -4.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 17% · Green 99% · Blue 92%
Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #2BFDEA
.text { color: #2BFDEA; }
.background { background-color: #2BFDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2BFDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(43, 253, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 98%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2BFDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(43, 253, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2BFDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(43, 253, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#2BFDEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2BFDEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #2BFDEA
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Tones of #2BFDEA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FD2B3C:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #2BFDEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2BFDEA
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 #2BFDEA: ·
How #2BFDEA 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 #2BFDEA 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 #2BFDEA?
#2BFDEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 43, 253, 234). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #2BFDEA?
#2BFDEA is RGB 43, 253, 234 — HSL 175°, 98%, 58% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 8%, 1%.
What colors go with #2BFDEA?
Its complement is #FD2B3C; analogous partners are #2BFD82 and #2BA5FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #2BFDEA for text?
Black text on #2BFDEA has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.