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#2EFAE2 — Vivid Teal

#2EFAE2 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 #2EFAE2 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.

#2EFAE2 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 #FA2E46; it also sits naturally between #2EFA7C and #2EACFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2EFAE2 · RGB 46, 250, 226

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Color values

HEX#2EFAE2
RGB46, 250, 226
HSL173°, 95%, 58%
HSV173°, 82%, 98%
CMYK82%, 0%, 10%, 2%
XYZ49.04, 74.44, 83.74
Yxy74.44, 0.2367, 0.3592
CIE-Lab89.13, -52.13, -1.98
Hunter Lab86.28, -45.64, -1.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 18% · Green 98% · Blue 89%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2EFAE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2EFAE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2EFAE2

.text { color: #2EFAE2; }
.background { background-color: #2EFAE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2EFAE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(46, 250, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2EFAE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(46, 250, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2EFAE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(46, 250, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2EFAE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2EFAE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2EFAE2

#15F9DE#06EACF#05D1B9#05B39F#049A89#038173#036358#024B42#012D28#011412

Tints of #2EFAE2

#42FAE5#56FBE7#65FBEA#79FCEC#8DFCEF#A1FDF2#B4FDF5#C3FDF7#D7FEF9#EBFEFC

Tones of #2EFAE2

#3DEBD6#4BDDCC#5ACEC0#68C0B6#77B1AA#85A39F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA2E46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #2EFAE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2EFAE2

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 #2EFAE2: ·

How #2EFAE2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8688E8Deuteranopia · #7B6BE9Tritanopia · #38ECED

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 #2EFAE2 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Summit
#0D1C05 · #F84715 · #FC1926 · #2FFDDF
Tranquil Ruby Dusk
#201007 · #F237F8 · #32FADB · #47BBF8
Serene Ruby Terrace
#2F0A2E · #27FEE5 · #BDF614 · #4EEAFD
Dusty Canyon
#2C130B · #37F8DE · #9B2AFE · #1DFE68
Velvet Ruby Voyage
#29260B · #2FF924 · #47FD47 · #29FAEC
Dusty Opal
#17200D · #FC0FD1 · #39F9E8 · #8F1DFB

Similar colors

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

#2FFDDF#32FADB#27FEE5#37F8DE#29FAEC#39F9E8#3CF8E0#2BEDDC#25FCD6#1CFCE4#2BF7F4#32E8E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2EFAE1  ·  #2EFAE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2EFAE2?

#2EFAE2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 46, 250, 226). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2EFAE2?

#2EFAE2 is RGB 46, 250, 226 — HSL 173°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 82%, 0%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #2EFAE2?

Its complement is #FA2E46; analogous partners are #2EFA7C and #2EACFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2EFAE2 for text?

Black text on #2EFAE2 has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.