Palettes / Colors / #10BCBB
#10BCBB — Vivid Teal
#10BCBB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #10BCBB 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.
#10BCBB 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 #BC1010; it also sits naturally between #10BC66 and #1066BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #10BCBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 16, 188, 187 |
| HSL | 180°, 84%, 40% |
| HSV | 180°, 91%, 74% |
| CMYK | 91%, 0%, 1%, 26% |
| XYZ | 27.17, 39.66, 53.24 |
| Yxy | 39.66, 0.2263, 0.3303 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.23, -38.01, -10.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.98, -30.33, -9.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 6% · Green 74% · Blue 73%
Cyan 91% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #10BCBB
.text { color: #10BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #10BCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #10BCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 84%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #10BCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #10BCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 188, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#10BCBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#10BCBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BC1010:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #10BCBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #10BCBB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #10BCBB: ·
How #10BCBB 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 #10BCBB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #10BCBB?
#10BCBB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 16, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #10BCBB?
#10BCBB is RGB 16, 188, 187 — HSL 180°, 84%, 40% — CMYK 91%, 0%, 1%, 26%.
What colors go with #10BCBB?
Its complement is #BC1010; analogous partners are #10BC66 and #1066BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #10BCBB for text?
Black text on #10BCBB has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.