Palettes / Colors / #2CE2CA

#2CE2CA — Teal

#2CE2CA 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 #2CE2CA 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.

#2CE2CA 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 #E22C44; it also sits naturally between #2CE26F and #2C9FE2. 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 89% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CE2CA

.text { color: #2CE2CA; }
.background { background-color: #2CE2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CE2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 226, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 76%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CE2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 226, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CE2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 226, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CE2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CE2CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CE2CA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E22C44:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CE2CA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CE2CA

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 #2CE2CA 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 #2CE2CA 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

← #2CE2C9  ·  #2CE2CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CE2CA?

#2CE2CA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 226, 202). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CE2CA?

#2CE2CA is RGB 44, 226, 202 — HSL 172°, 76%, 53% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 11%, 11%.

What colors go with #2CE2CA?

Its complement is #E22C44; analogous partners are #2CE26F and #2C9FE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CE2CA for text?

Black text on #2CE2CA has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.