Palettes / Colors / #00CFEB
#00CFEB — Vivid Teal
#00CFEB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #00CFEB 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.
#00CFEB 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 #EB1B00; it also sits naturally between #00EB91 and #005AEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00CFEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 207, 235 |
| HSL | 187°, 100%, 46% |
| HSV | 187°, 100%, 92% |
| CMYK | 100%, 12%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 37.31, 50.62, 86.40 |
| Yxy | 50.62, 0.2140, 0.2904 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.45, -32.40, -25.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.15, -27.55, -27.07 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 81% · Blue 92%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00CFEB
.text { color: #00CFEB; }
.background { background-color: #00CFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00CFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 207, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 100%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00CFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 207, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00CFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 207, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00CFEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00CFEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #00CFEB
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EB1B00:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #00CFEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00CFEB
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 #00CFEB: ·
How #00CFEB 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 #00CFEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #00CFEB?
#00CFEB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 207, 235). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00CFEB?
#00CFEB is RGB 0, 207, 235 — HSL 187°, 100%, 46% — CMYK 100%, 12%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #00CFEB?
Its complement is #EB1B00; analogous partners are #00EB91 and #005AEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00CFEB for text?
Black text on #00CFEB has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.