Palettes / Colors / #00FFDE
#00FFDE — Vivid Teal
#00FFDE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #00FFDE 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.
#00FFDE 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 #FF0022; it also sits naturally between #00FF5E and #00A2FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #00FFDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 0, 255, 222 |
| HSL | 172°, 100%, 50% |
| HSV | 172°, 100%, 100% |
| CMYK | 100%, 0%, 13%, 0% |
| XYZ | 48.94, 76.79, 81.35 |
| Yxy | 76.79, 0.2363, 0.3708 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.23, -57.11, 1.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.63, -49.76, 1.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 0% · Green 100% · Blue 87%
Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #00FFDE
.text { color: #00FFDE; }
.background { background-color: #00FFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00FFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 255, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00FFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 255, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00FFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 255, 222, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#00FFDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00FFDE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #00FFDE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FF0022:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #00FFDE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00FFDE
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 #00FFDE: ·
How #00FFDE 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 #00FFDE
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #00FFDE 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 #00FFDE?
#00FFDE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 255, 222). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.
What is the RGB and HSL of #00FFDE?
#00FFDE is RGB 0, 255, 222 — HSL 172°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 13%, 0%.
What colors go with #00FFDE?
Its complement is #FF0022; analogous partners are #00FF5E and #00A2FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #00FFDE for text?
Black text on #00FFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.