Palettes / Colors / #2FF9EF

#2FF9EF — Vivid Teal

#2FF9EF 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 #2FF9EF 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.

#2FF9EF 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 #F92F39; it also sits naturally between #2FF98A and #2F9EF9. 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 98% · Blue 94%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2FF9EF

.text { color: #2FF9EF; }
.background { background-color: #2FF9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2FF9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(47, 249, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 94%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2FF9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(47, 249, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2FF9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(47, 249, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2FF9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2FF9EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F92F39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2FF9EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2FF9EF

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 #2FF9EF 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 #2FF9EF 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

← #2FF9EE  ·  #2FF9F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2FF9EF?

#2FF9EF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 47, 249, 239). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2FF9EF?

#2FF9EF is RGB 47, 249, 239 — HSL 177°, 94%, 58% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 4%, 2%.

What colors go with #2FF9EF?

Its complement is #F92F39; analogous partners are #2FF98A and #2F9EF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2FF9EF for text?

Black text on #2FF9EF has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.