Palettes / Colors / #0C656D

#0C656D — Deep Vivid Teal

#0C656D is a teal color we call Deep Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #0C656D 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.

#0C656D 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 #6E140C; it also sits naturally between #0C6E45 and #0C356E. 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 5% · Green 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0C656D

.text { color: #0C656D; }
.background { background-color: #0C656D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0C656D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(12, 101, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 80%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0C656D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(12, 101, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0C656D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(12, 101, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0C656D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0C656D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6E140C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0C656D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0C656D

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 #0C656D 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 #0C656D 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

← #0C656C  ·  #0C656E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0C656D?

#0C656D is Deep Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 12, 101, 109). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0C656D?

#0C656D is RGB 12, 101, 109 — HSL 185°, 80%, 24% — CMYK 89%, 7%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #0C656D?

Its complement is #6E140C; analogous partners are #0C6E45 and #0C356E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0C656D for text?

White text on #0C656D has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.10:1.