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#2CDFF3 — Vivid Teal

#2CDFF3 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 #2CDFF3 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.

#2CDFF3 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 #F33F2B; it also sits naturally between #2BF3A3 and #2B7BF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2CDFF3 · RGB 44, 223, 243

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Color values

HEX#2CDFF3
RGB44, 223, 243
HSL186°, 89%, 56%
HSV186°, 82%, 95%
CMYK82%, 8%, 0%, 5%
XYZ43.60, 59.78, 94.03
Yxy59.78, 0.2209, 0.3028
CIE-Lab81.72, -35.58, -21.98
Hunter Lab77.32, -31.00, -23.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2CDFF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2CDFF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2CDFF3

.text { color: #2CDFF3; }
.background { background-color: #2CDFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CDFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 223, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 89%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CDFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 223, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CDFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 223, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CDFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CDFF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CDFF3

#13DBF1#0DC9DE#0BAFC1#0A99A9#088391#076D78#065760#043D43#03272B#011113

Tints of #2CDFF3

#3EE2F4#51E5F5#65E7F6#78EAF7#8BEDF8#9FF0F9#B2F3FB#C5F6FC#D8F9FD#ECFCFE

Tones of #2CDFF3

#3AD3E4#47C8D7#56BDC8#64B1B9#73A5AB#809A9D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F33F2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #2CDFF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CDFF3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #2CDFF3: ·

How #2CDFF3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7A7BEEDeuteranopia · #6F62EDTritanopia · #35EAEA

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:

Bootstrap info · #0DCAF0Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2CDFF3 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Summit
#303211 · #FA1BDE · #2AFBAF · #31E7F8
Hidden Ember
#1FE67D · #2BDEE8 · #3976DE · #4B25DD
Rustic Zephyr
#162742 · #14CCCE · #36E0EB · #B1F6F7
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Modern Voyage
#194B6E · #245B8B · #32E8E6 · #ACD8E8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#31E7F8#2BDEE8#36E0EB#37DBED#2AD0F8#32E8E6#1CD9FA#3EDBF0#1CEAF6#1CD5FB#30CFE6#19E4EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2CDFF2  ·  #2CDFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CDFF3?

#2CDFF3 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 223, 243). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CDFF3?

#2CDFF3 is RGB 44, 223, 243 — HSL 186°, 89%, 56% — CMYK 82%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #2CDFF3?

Its complement is #F33F2B; analogous partners are #2BF3A3 and #2B7BF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CDFF3 for text?

Black text on #2CDFF3 has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.