Palettes / Colors / #11EDED

#11EDED — Vivid Teal

#11EDED is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #11EDED 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.

#11EDED 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 #EE1111; it also sits naturally between #11EE80 and #1180EE. 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 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #11EDED

.text { color: #11EDED; }
.background { background-color: #11EDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #11EDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 87%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #11EDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #11EDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 237, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #11EDED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE1111:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #11EDED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #11EDED

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 #11EDED 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 #11EDED 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

← #11EDEC  ·  #11EDEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #11EDED?

#11EDED is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #11EDED?

#11EDED is RGB 17, 237, 237 — HSL 180°, 87%, 50% — CMYK 93%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #11EDED?

Its complement is #EE1111; analogous partners are #11EE80 and #1180EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #11EDED for text?

Black text on #11EDED has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.