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#2EDEF3 — Vivid Teal

#2EDEF3 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 #2EDEF3 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.

#2EDEF3 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 #F34330; it also sits naturally between #30F3A5 and #307EF3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EDEF3 · RGB 46, 222, 243

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Color values

HEX#2EDEF3
RGB46, 222, 243
HSL186°, 89%, 57%
HSV186°, 81%, 95%
CMYK81%, 9%, 0%, 5%
XYZ43.43, 59.29, 93.95
Yxy59.29, 0.2208, 0.3015
CIE-Lab81.45, -34.96, -22.38
Hunter Lab77.00, -30.45, -23.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EDEF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EDEF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EDEF3

.text { color: #2EDEF3; }
.background { background-color: #2EDEF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EDEF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 222, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 89%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EDEF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 222, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EDEF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 222, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EDEF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EDEF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EDEF3

#18DCF2#0DC9DE#0CB3C6#0A9DAE#098795#076D78#065760#044148#03272B#011113

Tints of #2EDEF3

#43E2F4#56E5F5#6AE8F6#7DEBF7#90EEF9#9FF0F9#B2F3FB#C5F6FC#D8F9FD#ECFCFE

Tones of #2EDEF3

#3ED4E5#4BC9D8#59BEC9#68B3BB#76A7AD#839DA0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F34330:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EDEF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EDEF3

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 #2EDEF3: ·

How #2EDEF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7A7CEEDeuteranopia · #7063EDTritanopia · #37EAE9

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 · #0DCAF0Tailwind cyan 500 · #06B6D4Material Cyan 500 · #00BCD4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2EDEF3 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Summit
#303211 · #FA1BDE · #2AFBAF · #31E7F8
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Hidden Ember
#1FE67D · #2BDEE8 · #3976DE · #4B25DD
Rustic Zephyr
#162742 · #14CCCE · #36E0EB · #B1F6F7
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Palette 04009a
#04009A · #77ACF1 · #3EDBF0 · #C0FEFC

Similar colors

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

#31E7F8#37DBED#2BDEE8#36E0EB#2AD0F8#3EDBF0#32E8E6#30CFE6#1CD9FA#2CD3E1#1CD5FB#1CEAF6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EDEF2  ·  #2EDEF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EDEF3?

#2EDEF3 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 222, 243). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EDEF3?

#2EDEF3 is RGB 46, 222, 243 — HSL 186°, 89%, 57% — CMYK 81%, 9%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #2EDEF3?

Its complement is #F34330; analogous partners are #30F3A5 and #307EF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EDEF3 for text?

Black text on #2EDEF3 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.