Palettes / Colors / #2DDFEA

#2DDFEA — Vivid Teal

#2DDFEA 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 #2DDFEA 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.

#2DDFEA 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 #EA382E; it also sits naturally between #2EEA96 and #2E83EA. 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 18% · Green 87% · Blue 92%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2DDFEA

.text { color: #2DDFEA; }
.background { background-color: #2DDFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2DDFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(45, 223, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2DDFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(45, 223, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2DDFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(45, 223, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2DDFEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA382E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2DDFEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2DDFEA

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 #2DDFEA 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 #2DDFEA 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

← #2DDFE9  ·  #2DDFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2DDFEA?

#2DDFEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 45, 223, 234). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2DDFEA?

#2DDFEA is RGB 45, 223, 234 — HSL 183°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 81%, 5%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #2DDFEA?

Its complement is #EA382E; analogous partners are #2EEA96 and #2E83EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2DDFEA for text?

Black text on #2DDFEA has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.