Palettes / Colors / #009CCB

#009CCB — Vivid Teal

#009CCB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #009CCB 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.

#009CCB 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 #CC3000; it also sits naturally between #00CC96 and #0036CC. 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 61% · Blue 80%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #009CCB

.text { color: #009CCB; }
.background { background-color: #009CCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #009CCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 156, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #009CCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 156, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #009CCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 156, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#009CCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#009CCB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #009CCB

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Tones of #009CCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC3000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #009CCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #009CCB

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 #009CCB 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 #009CCB 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

← #009CCA  ·  #009CCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #009CCB?

#009CCB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 156, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #009CCB?

#009CCB is RGB 0, 156, 203 — HSL 194°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 100%, 23%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #009CCB?

Its complement is #CC3000; analogous partners are #00CC96 and #0036CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #009CCB for text?

Black text on #009CCB has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.