Palettes / Colors / #0BC8EA

#0BC8EA — Vivid Teal

#0BC8EA 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 #0BC8EA 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.

#0BC8EA 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 #EA2C0B; it also sits naturally between #0BEA9C and #0B59EA. 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 78% · Blue 92%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0BC8EA

.text { color: #0BC8EA; }
.background { background-color: #0BC8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0BC8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(11, 200, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 91%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0BC8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(11, 200, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0BC8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(11, 200, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0BC8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0BC8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA2C0B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0BC8EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0BC8EA

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 #0BC8EA 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 #0BC8EA 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 #0BC8EA?

#0BC8EA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 11, 200, 234). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0BC8EA?

#0BC8EA is RGB 11, 200, 234 — HSL 189°, 91%, 48% — CMYK 95%, 15%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #0BC8EA?

Its complement is #EA2C0B; analogous partners are #0BEA9C and #0B59EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0BC8EA for text?

Black text on #0BC8EA has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.