Palettes / Colors / #0AFAEE

#0AFAEE — Vivid Teal

#0AFAEE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #0AFAEE 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.

#0AFAEE 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 #FA0A16; it also sits naturally between #0AFA76 and #0A8EFA. 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 4% · Green 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0AFAEE

.text { color: #0AFAEE; }
.background { background-color: #0AFAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0AFAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(10, 250, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 96%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0AFAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(10, 250, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0AFAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(10, 250, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0AFAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0AFAEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA0A16:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0AFAEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0AFAEE

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 #0AFAEE 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 #0AFAEE 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 #0AFAEE?

#0AFAEE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 10, 250, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0AFAEE?

#0AFAEE is RGB 10, 250, 238 — HSL 177°, 96%, 51% — CMYK 96%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

What colors go with #0AFAEE?

Its complement is #FA0A16; analogous partners are #0AFA76 and #0A8EFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0AFAEE for text?

Black text on #0AFAEE has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.