Palettes / Colors / #1ACEEA

#1ACEEA — Vivid Teal

#1ACEEA 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 #1ACEEA 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.

#1ACEEA 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 #EA361A; it also sits naturally between #1AEA9E and #1A66EA. 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 10% · Green 81% · Blue 92%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1ACEEA

.text { color: #1ACEEA; }
.background { background-color: #1ACEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1ACEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(26, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 83%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1ACEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(26, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1ACEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(26, 206, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1ACEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1ACEEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1ACEEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA361A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1ACEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1ACEEA

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 #1ACEEA 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 #1ACEEA 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

← #1ACEE9  ·  #1ACEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1ACEEA?

#1ACEEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 26, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1ACEEA?

#1ACEEA is RGB 26, 206, 234 — HSL 188°, 83%, 51% — CMYK 89%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #1ACEEA?

Its complement is #EA361A; analogous partners are #1AEA9E and #1A66EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1ACEEA for text?

Black text on #1ACEEA has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.