Palettes / Colors / #2CDFE1

#2CDFE1 — Teal

#2CDFE1 is a teal color we call 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 #2CDFE1 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.

#2CDFE1 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 #E1302D; it also sits naturally between #2DE18A and #2D84E1. 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 87% · Blue 88%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CDFE1

.text { color: #2CDFE1; }
.background { background-color: #2CDFE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CDFE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 223, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 75%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CDFE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 223, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CDFE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 223, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CDFE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CDFE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CDFE1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1302D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CDFE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CDFE1

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 #2CDFE1 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 #2CDFE1 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

← #2CDFE0  ·  #2CDFE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CDFE1?

#2CDFE1 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 223, 225). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CDFE1?

#2CDFE1 is RGB 44, 223, 225 — HSL 181°, 75%, 53% — CMYK 80%, 1%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #2CDFE1?

Its complement is #E1302D; analogous partners are #2DE18A and #2D84E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CDFE1 for text?

Black text on #2CDFE1 has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.