Palettes / Colors / #01BCBF

#01BCBF — Vivid Teal

#01BCBF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #01BCBF 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.

#01BCBF 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 #C10401; it also sits naturally between #01C164 and #015EC1. 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 75%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #01BCBF

.text { color: #01BCBF; }
.background { background-color: #01BCBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #01BCBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 188, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 99%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #01BCBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 188, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #01BCBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 188, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #01BCBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C10401:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #01BCBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #01BCBF

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 #01BCBF 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 #01BCBF 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

← #01BCBE  ·  #01BCC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #01BCBF?

#01BCBF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 1, 188, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #01BCBF?

#01BCBF is RGB 1, 188, 191 — HSL 181°, 99%, 38% — CMYK 99%, 2%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #01BCBF?

Its complement is #C10401; analogous partners are #01C164 and #015EC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #01BCBF for text?

Black text on #01BCBF has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.