Palettes / Colors / #11DFD6

#11DFD6 — Vivid Teal

#11DFD6 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 #11DFD6 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.

#11DFD6 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 #DF111B; it also sits naturally between #11DF6E and #1182DF. 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 7% · Green 87% · Blue 84%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #11DFD6

.text { color: #11DFD6; }
.background { background-color: #11DFD6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #11DFD6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 223, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 86%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #11DFD6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 223, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #11DFD6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 223, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#11DFD6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#11DFD6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF111B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #11DFD6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #11DFD6

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 #11DFD6 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 #11DFD6 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

← #11DFD5  ·  #11DFD7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #11DFD6?

#11DFD6 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 223, 214). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #11DFD6?

#11DFD6 is RGB 17, 223, 214 — HSL 177°, 86%, 47% — CMYK 92%, 0%, 4%, 13%.

What colors go with #11DFD6?

Its complement is #DF111B; analogous partners are #11DF6E and #1182DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #11DFD6 for text?

Black text on #11DFD6 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.