Palettes / Colors / #10BCBC

#10BCBC — Vivid Teal

#10BCBC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#10BCBC 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 6% · Green 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #10BCBC

.text { color: #10BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #10BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #10BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 84%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #10BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #10BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #10BCBC

Tints of #10BCBC

Tones of #10BCBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC1010:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #10BCBC: #000000.

How #10BCBC 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 #10BCBC 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 #10BCBC?

#10BCBC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 16, 188, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #10BCBC?

#10BCBC is RGB 16, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 84%, 40% — CMYK 91%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #10BCBC?

Its complement is #BC1010; analogous partners are #10BC66 and #1066BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #10BCBC for text?

Black text on #10BCBC has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.