Palettes / Colors / #00918E

#00918E — Vivid Teal

#00918E is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#00918E 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 #8F0002; it also sits naturally between #008F45 and #004A8F. 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 0% · Green 57% · Blue 56%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 43%

Previews

CSS code for #00918E

.text { color: #00918E; }
.background { background-color: #00918E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00918E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 145, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 100%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00918E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 145, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00918E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 145, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00918E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00918E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8F0002:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00918E: #000000.

How #00918E 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 #00918E

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #00918D  ·  #00918F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #00918E?

#00918E is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 145, 142). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00918E?

#00918E is RGB 0, 145, 142 — HSL 179°, 100%, 28% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 2%, 43%.

What colors go with #00918E?

Its complement is #8F0002; analogous partners are #008F45 and #004A8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00918E for text?

Black text on #00918E has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.