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#2CEEF2 — Vivid Teal

#2CEEF2 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 #2CEEF2 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.

#2CEEF2 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 #F22F2C; it also sits naturally between #2CF292 and #2C8CF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2CEEF2 · RGB 44, 238, 242

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Color values

HEX#2CEEF2
RGB44, 238, 242
HSL181°, 88%, 56%
HSV181°, 82%, 95%
CMYK82%, 2%, 0%, 5%
XYZ47.64, 68.10, 94.64
Yxy68.10, 0.2265, 0.3237
CIE-Lab86.05, -42.71, -14.91
Hunter Lab82.52, -37.54, -15.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 17% · Green 93% · Blue 95%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2CEEF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2CEEF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2CEEF2

.text { color: #2CEEF2; }
.background { background-color: #2CEEF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2CEEF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(44, 238, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 88%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2CEEF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(44, 238, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2CEEF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(44, 238, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2CEEF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2CEEF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2CEEF2

#14ECF0#0ED9DD#0CBDC0#0BA5A8#098E90#087678#065E60#044243#032A2B#011313

Tints of #2CEEF2

#3FF0F3#52F1F4#66F3F5#79F4F6#8CF6F8#9FF7F9#B2F9FA#C5FAFB#D9FCFD#ECFDFE

Tones of #2CEEF2

#3BE0E3#48D3D5#57C5C7#64B8B9#73AAAB#809D9D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F22F2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.44:1 Fails
Against black text14.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #2CEEF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2CEEF2

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 #2CEEF2: ·

How #2CEEF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8082F1Deuteranopia · #7566F1Tritanopia · #36F0F0

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 · #0DCAF0Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2CEEF2 rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Zephyr
#180818 · #2BF7F4 · #FBF23B · #59F826
Dreamy Ruby Summit
#303211 · #FA1BDE · #2AFBAF · #31E7F8
Velvet Ruby Voyage
#29260B · #2FF924 · #47FD47 · #29FAEC
Modern Voyage
#194B6E · #245B8B · #32E8E6 · #ACD8E8
Rustic Ruby Tempest
#25310E · #FC3139 · #FE4A7D · #1CEAF6
Cosmic Ruby Zephyr
#181409 · #2DFBFD · #48FC9C · #47FB6D

Similar colors

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

#2BF7F4#31E7F8#29FAEC#32E8E6#1CEAF6#2DFBFD#36E0EB#2BDEE8#39F9E8#27FEE5#2BEDDC#37DBED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2CEEF1  ·  #2CEEF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2CEEF2?

#2CEEF2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 44, 238, 242). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2CEEF2?

#2CEEF2 is RGB 44, 238, 242 — HSL 181°, 88%, 56% — CMYK 82%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #2CEEF2?

Its complement is #F22F2C; analogous partners are #2CF292 and #2C8CF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2CEEF2 for text?

Black text on #2CEEF2 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.