Palettes / Colors / #018BB2

#018BB2 — Vivid Teal

#018BB2 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 #018BB2 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.

#018BB2 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 #B22701; it also sits naturally between #01B280 and #0133B2. 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 55% · Blue 70%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #018BB2

.text { color: #018BB2; }
.background { background-color: #018BB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #018BB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 139, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 99%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #018BB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 139, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #018BB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 139, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#018BB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#018BB2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B22701:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #018BB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #018BB2

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 #018BB2 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 #018BB2 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 #018BB2?

#018BB2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 1, 139, 178). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #018BB2?

#018BB2 is RGB 1, 139, 178 — HSL 193°, 99%, 35% — CMYK 99%, 22%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #018BB2?

Its complement is #B22701; analogous partners are #01B280 and #0133B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #018BB2 for text?

Black text on #018BB2 has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.93:1.