Palettes / Colors / #2ED9DC

#2ED9DC — Teal

#2ED9DC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#2ED9DC 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 #DC312E; it also sits naturally between #2EDC87 and #2E82DC. 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 85% · Blue 86%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2ED9DC

.text { color: #2ED9DC; }
.background { background-color: #2ED9DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2ED9DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 217, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2ED9DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 217, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2ED9DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 217, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2ED9DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2ED9DC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2ED9DC

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Tones of #2ED9DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC312E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2ED9DC: #000000.

How #2ED9DC 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 #2ED9DC 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 #2ED9DC?

#2ED9DC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 217, 220). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2ED9DC?

#2ED9DC is RGB 46, 217, 220 — HSL 181°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 79%, 1%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #2ED9DC?

Its complement is #DC312E; analogous partners are #2EDC87 and #2E82DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2ED9DC for text?

Black text on #2ED9DC has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.