Palettes / Colors / #2CD3E2

#2CD3E2 — Teal

#2CD3E2 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#2CD3E2 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 #E23B2C; it also sits naturally between #2CE296 and #2C78E2. 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 83% · Blue 89%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CD3E2

.text { color: #2CD3E2; }
.background { background-color: #2CD3E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CD3E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 211, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 76%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CD3E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 211, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CD3E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 211, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CD3E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CD3E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CD3E2

Tints of #2CD3E2

Tones of #2CD3E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E23B2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CD3E2: #000000.

How #2CD3E2 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 #2CD3E2 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

← #2CD3E1  ·  #2CD3E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CD3E2?

#2CD3E2 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 211, 226). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CD3E2?

#2CD3E2 is RGB 44, 211, 226 — HSL 185°, 76%, 53% — CMYK 81%, 7%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #2CD3E2?

Its complement is #E23B2C; analogous partners are #2CE296 and #2C78E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CD3E2 for text?

Black text on #2CD3E2 has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.