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#2CE9ED Color

#2CE9ED is rgb(44, 233, 237) in RGB, hsl(181, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 2%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2CE9ED
HEX#2CE9ED
RGBrgb(44, 233, 237)
HSLhsl(181, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(181, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 2%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.138 197.2)
LABlab(84.02% -44.46 -15.45)
LCHlch(84.02% 47.07 199.16)

What #2CE9ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2CE9ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 5.13Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 7.33Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 8.05Aqua#00FFFFΔE 9.1Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 9.15Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 9.43

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#2CE9ED Channel Values

How #2CE9ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 44 · G 233 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2CE9ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2CE9ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2CE9ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2CE9ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2CE9ED
Complementary
#ED2F2C
Analogous
#2CED8F
Analogous
#2C89ED
Triadic
#ED2CE9
Triadic
#E9ED2C
Split comp.
#ED2C89
Split comp.
#ED8F2C

Tints & Shades of #2CE9ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#48ECEF
#64EFF2
#80F2F4
#A1F5F7
#BDF8F9
#D9FBFC

Shades

#14DEE1
#10B9BC
#0D989B
#0B787A
#085859
#043334

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2CE9ED.

How #2CE9ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2CE9ED
Protanopia#D7D7ED
Protanomaly#ADDEED
Deuteranopia#C4C4F0
Deuteranomaly#9ED4EF
Tritanopia#28EAEA
Tritanomaly#2AE9EB
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2CE9ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2ce9ed: #2CE9ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2CE9ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ce9ed': '#2CE9ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.914, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_2ce9ed">#2CE9ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#2CE9ED"

More Teal Colors

#2CE9ED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2CE9ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2CE9ED?

#2CE9ED is a mid-tone teal — rgb(44, 233, 237) in RGB and hsl(181, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #2CE9ED?

#2CE9ED is rgb(44, 233, 237) — red 44, green 233, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2CE9ED?

#2CE9ED converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 2%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2CE9ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2CE9ED scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2CE9ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2CE9ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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