Palettes / Colors / #0CEDEA

#0CEDEA — Vivid Teal

#0CEDEA 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 #0CEDEA 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.

#0CEDEA 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 #ED0C10; it also sits naturally between #0CED79 and #0C81ED. 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 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0CEDEA

.text { color: #0CEDEA; }
.background { background-color: #0CEDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0CEDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(12, 237, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 90%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0CEDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(12, 237, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0CEDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(12, 237, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED0C10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0CEDEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0CEDEA

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 #0CEDEA 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 #0CEDEA 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

← #0CEDE9  ·  #0CEDEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0CEDEA?

#0CEDEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 12, 237, 234). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0CEDEA?

#0CEDEA is RGB 12, 237, 234 — HSL 179°, 90%, 49% — CMYK 95%, 0%, 1%, 7%.

What colors go with #0CEDEA?

Its complement is #ED0C10; analogous partners are #0CED79 and #0C81ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0CEDEA for text?

Black text on #0CEDEA has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.