Palettes / Colors / #01BC84

#01BC84 — Vivid Teal

#01BC84 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 #01BC84 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.

#01BC84 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 #BC0139; it also sits naturally between #01BC26 and #0196BC. 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 74% · Blue 52%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #01BC84

.text { color: #01BC84; }
.background { background-color: #01BC84; }
.border { border: 3px solid #01BC84; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 188, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #01BC84; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 188, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #01BC84; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 188, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#01BC84">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#01BC84">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC0139:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #01BC84: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #01BC84

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 #01BC84 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 #01BC84 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 #01BC84?

#01BC84 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 1, 188, 132). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #01BC84?

#01BC84 is RGB 1, 188, 132 — HSL 162°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 0%, 30%, 26%.

What colors go with #01BC84?

Its complement is #BC0139; analogous partners are #01BC26 and #0196BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #01BC84 for text?

Black text on #01BC84 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.