Palettes / Colors / #128E85

#128E85 — Vivid Teal

#128E85 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#128E85 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 #8D111A; it also sits naturally between #118D47 and #11578D. 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 56% · Blue 52%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 44%

Previews

CSS code for #128E85

.text { color: #128E85; }
.background { background-color: #128E85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #128E85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 142, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 78%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #128E85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 142, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #128E85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 142, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#128E85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#128E85">Div content here</div>

Shades of #128E85

Tints of #128E85

Tones of #128E85

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D111A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #128E85: #000000.

How #128E85 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 #128E85 or a close neighbour

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 #128E85?

#128E85 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 18, 142, 133). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #128E85?

#128E85 is RGB 18, 142, 133 — HSL 176°, 78%, 31% — CMYK 87%, 0%, 6%, 44%.

What colors go with #128E85?

Its complement is #8D111A; analogous partners are #118D47 and #11578D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #128E85 for text?

Black text on #128E85 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.01:1.