Palettes / Colors / #2EE5CD
#2EE5CD — Vivid Teal
#2EE5CD 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 #2EE5CD 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.
#2EE5CD 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 #E52E47; it also sits naturally between #2EE571 and #2EA2E5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #2EE5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 46, 229, 205 |
| HSL | 172°, 78%, 54% |
| HSV | 172°, 80%, 90% |
| CMYK | 80%, 0%, 10%, 10% |
| XYZ | 40.17, 61.03, 67.42 |
| Yxy | 61.03, 0.2382, 0.3619 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.39, -48.90, -0.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.12, -41.41, -0.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 18% · Green 90% · Blue 80%
Cyan 80% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #2EE5CD
.text { color: #2EE5CD; }
.background { background-color: #2EE5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EE5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 229, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 78%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EE5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 229, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EE5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 229, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#2EE5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EE5CD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #2EE5CD
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Tones of #2EE5CD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E52E47:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #2EE5CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EE5CD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #2EE5CD: ·
How #2EE5CD 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 #2EE5CD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #2EE5CD?
#2EE5CD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 229, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #2EE5CD?
#2EE5CD is RGB 46, 229, 205 — HSL 172°, 78%, 54% — CMYK 80%, 0%, 10%, 10%.
What colors go with #2EE5CD?
Its complement is #E52E47; analogous partners are #2EE571 and #2EA2E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #2EE5CD for text?
Black text on #2EE5CD has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.