Palettes / Colors / #017FA2

#017FA2 — Vivid Teal

#017FA2 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #017FA2 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.

#017FA2 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 #A22401; it also sits naturally between #01A275 and #012FA2. 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 50% · Blue 64%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #017FA2

.text { color: #017FA2; }
.background { background-color: #017FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #017FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 127, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 99%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #017FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 127, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #017FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 127, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#017FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#017FA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A22401:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #017FA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #017FA2

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 #017FA2 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 #017FA2 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 #017FA2?

#017FA2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 1, 127, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #017FA2?

#017FA2 is RGB 1, 127, 162 — HSL 193°, 99%, 32% — CMYK 99%, 22%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #017FA2?

Its complement is #A22401; analogous partners are #01A275 and #012FA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #017FA2 for text?

White text on #017FA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.56:1.