Palettes / Colors / #00DDFF
#00DDFF — Vivid Teal
#00DDFF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
#00DDFF 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 #FF2200; it also sits naturally between #00FFA2 and #005EFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00DDFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 221, 255 |
| HSL | 188°, 100%, 50% |
| HSV | 188°, 100%, 100% |
| CMYK | 100%, 13%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 43.91, 58.93, 103.67 |
| Yxy | 58.93, 0.2126, 0.2854 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.25, -32.69, -29.07 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.77, -28.60, -31.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 87% · Blue 100%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00DDFF
.text { color: #00DDFF; }
.background { background-color: #00DDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00DDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 221, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00DDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 221, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00DDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 221, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00DDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00DDFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FF2200:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.64:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #00DDFF: #000000.
How #00DDFF 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 #00DDFF 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 #00DDFF?
#00DDFF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 221, 255). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00DDFF?
#00DDFF is RGB 0, 221, 255 — HSL 188°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 100%, 13%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #00DDFF?
Its complement is #FF2200; analogous partners are #00FFA2 and #005EFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00DDFF for text?
Black text on #00DDFF has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.