Palettes / Colors / #10A87F

#10A87F — Vivid Teal

#10A87F is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #10A87F 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.

#10A87F 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 #A81038; it also sits naturally between #10A833 and #1084A8. 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 6% · Green 66% · Blue 50%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #10A87F

.text { color: #10A87F; }
.background { background-color: #10A87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #10A87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 168, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 83%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #10A87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 168, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #10A87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 168, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#10A87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#10A87F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A81038:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #10A87F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #10A87F

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 #10A87F 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 #10A87F 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 #10A87F?

#10A87F is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 16, 168, 127). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #10A87F?

#10A87F is RGB 16, 168, 127 — HSL 164°, 83%, 36% — CMYK 90%, 0%, 24%, 34%.

What colors go with #10A87F?

Its complement is #A81038; analogous partners are #10A833 and #1084A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #10A87F for text?

Black text on #10A87F has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.03:1.