Palettes / Colors / #00FFDF

#00FFDF — Vivid Teal

#00FFDF 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 #00FFDF 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.

#00FFDF 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.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #00FFDF

.text { color: #00FFDF; }
.background { background-color: #00FFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #00FFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 255, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #00FFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 255, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #00FFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 255, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#00FFDF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#00FFDF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #00FFDF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF0022:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #00FFDF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #00FFDF

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 #00FFDF 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 #00FFDF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #00FFDF?

#00FFDF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 255, 223). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #00FFDF?

#00FFDF is RGB 0, 255, 223 — HSL 172°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #00FFDF?

Its complement is #FF0022; analogous partners are #00FF5E and #00A2FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #00FFDF for text?

Black text on #00FFDF has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.