Palettes / Colors / #0ECDCD

#0ECDCD — Vivid Teal

#0ECDCD 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 #0ECDCD 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.

#0ECDCD 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 #CD0E0E; it also sits naturally between #0ECD6E and #0E6ECD. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0ECDCD

.text { color: #0ECDCD; }
.background { background-color: #0ECDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0ECDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(14, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 87%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0ECDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(14, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0ECDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(14, 205, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD0E0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0ECDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0ECDCD

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 #0ECDCD 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 #0ECDCD 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

← #0ECDCC  ·  #0ECDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0ECDCD?

#0ECDCD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 14, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0ECDCD?

#0ECDCD is RGB 14, 205, 205 — HSL 180°, 87%, 43% — CMYK 93%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #0ECDCD?

Its complement is #CD0E0E; analogous partners are #0ECD6E and #0E6ECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0ECDCD for text?

Black text on #0ECDCD has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.