Palettes / Colors / #01BBEF

#01BBEF — Vivid Teal

#01BBEF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #01BBEF 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.

#01BBEF 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 #EF3501; it also sits naturally between #01EFAB and #0144EF. 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 73% · Blue 94%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #01BBEF

.text { color: #01BBEF; }
.background { background-color: #01BBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #01BBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 187, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 99%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #01BBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 187, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #01BBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 187, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#01BBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#01BBEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF3501:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #01BBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #01BBEF

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 #01BBEF 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 #01BBEF 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

← #01BBEE  ·  #01BBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #01BBEF?

#01BBEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 1, 187, 239). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #01BBEF?

#01BBEF is RGB 1, 187, 239 — HSL 193°, 99%, 47% — CMYK 100%, 22%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #01BBEF?

Its complement is #EF3501; analogous partners are #01EFAB and #0144EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #01BBEF for text?

Black text on #01BBEF has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.