Palettes / Colors / #2CEDDE

#2CEDDE — Vivid Teal

#2CEDDE 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 #2CEDDE 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.

#2CEDDE 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 #ED2C3C; it also sits naturally between #2CED7C and #2C9CED. 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 93% · Blue 87%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2CEDDE

.text { color: #2CEDDE; }
.background { background-color: #2CEDDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CEDDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 237, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 84%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CEDDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 237, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CEDDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 237, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2CEDDE

Tints of #2CEDDE

Tones of #2CEDDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED2C3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2CEDDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CEDDE

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 #2CEDDE 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 #2CEDDE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CEDDE?

#2CEDDE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 237, 222). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CEDDE?

#2CEDDE is RGB 44, 237, 222 — HSL 175°, 84%, 55% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #2CEDDE?

Its complement is #ED2C3C; analogous partners are #2CED7C and #2C9CED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CEDDE for text?

Black text on #2CEDDE has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.