Palettes / Colors / #00BBCE
#00BBCE — Vivid Teal
#00BBCE 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 #00BBCE 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.
#00BBCE 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 #CC1400; it also sits naturally between #00CC7A and #0052CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00BBCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 187, 206 |
| HSL | 186°, 100%, 40% |
| HSV | 186°, 100%, 81% |
| CMYK | 100%, 9%, 0%, 19% |
| XYZ | 28.91, 40.00, 64.59 |
| Yxy | 40.00, 0.2166, 0.2996 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.47, -32.13, -20.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.24, -26.11, -20.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 73% · Blue 81%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00BBCE
.text { color: #00BBCE; }
.background { background-color: #00BBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00BBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 187, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00BBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 187, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00BBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 187, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00BBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00BBCE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CC1400:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #00BBCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00BBCE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #00BBCE: ·
How #00BBCE 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 #00BBCE 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #00BBCE?
#00BBCE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 187, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00BBCE?
#00BBCE is RGB 0, 187, 206 — HSL 186°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 100%, 9%, 0%, 19%.
What colors go with #00BBCE?
Its complement is #CC1400; analogous partners are #00CC7A and #0052CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00BBCE for text?
Black text on #00BBCE has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.