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#2CEDD9 Color

#2CEDD9 is rgb(44, 237, 217) in RGB, hsl(174, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 8%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2CEDD9
HEX#2CEDD9
RGBrgb(44, 237, 217)
HSLhsl(174, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(174, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 8%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.145 183.8)
LABlab(84.73% -50.29 -3.96)
LCHlch(84.73% 50.44 184.50)

What #2CEDD9 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 #2CEDD9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 5.42Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.42Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 7.53Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 7.87Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 11.47Aqua#00FFFFΔE 12.51

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

#2CEDD9 Channel Values

How #2CEDD9 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 237 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2CEDD9 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2CEDD9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2CEDD9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2CEDD9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2CEDD9
Complementary
#ED2C3F
Analogous
#2CED79
Analogous
#2CA0ED
Triadic
#D92CED
Triadic
#EDD92C
Split comp.
#ED2CA0
Split comp.
#ED792C

Tints & Shades of #2CEDD9

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

#48EFDE
#64F2E3
#80F4E8
#A1F7EE
#BDF9F3
#D9FCF8

Shades

#14E1CD
#10BCAB
#0D9B8D
#0B7A6F
#085951
#04342F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2CEDD9.

How #2CEDD9 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#2CEDD9
Protanopia#DBDBDA
Protanomaly#B0E2D9
Deuteranopia#C8C8DC
Deuteranomaly#A1D8DB
Tritanopia#3CEBEB
Tritanomaly#36ECE4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2CEDD9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2cedd9: #2CEDD9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2CEDD9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2cedd9': '#2CEDD9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.929, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_2cedd9">#2CEDD9</color>
SVG fillfill="#2CEDD9"

More Teal Colors

#2CEDD9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2CEDD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2CEDD9?

#2CEDD9 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(44, 237, 217) in RGB and hsl(174, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08E8DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #2CEDD9?

#2CEDD9 is rgb(44, 237, 217) — red 44, green 237, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2CEDD9?

#2CEDD9 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 8%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2CEDD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2CEDD9 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2CEDD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2CEDD9 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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