Palettes / Colors / #1AE4FF

#1AE4FF — Vivid Teal

#1AE4FF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

#1AE4FF 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 #FF341A; it also sits naturally between #1AFFA7 and #1A71FF. 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 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1AE4FF

.text { color: #1AE4FF; }
.background { background-color: #1AE4FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1AE4FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(26, 228, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 100%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1AE4FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(26, 228, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1AE4FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(26, 228, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1AE4FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1AE4FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1AE4FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF341A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1AE4FF: #000000.

How #1AE4FF 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 #1AE4FF 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 #1AE4FF?

#1AE4FF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 26, 228, 255). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1AE4FF?

#1AE4FF is RGB 26, 228, 255 — HSL 187°, 100%, 55% — CMYK 90%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #1AE4FF?

Its complement is #FF341A; analogous partners are #1AFFA7 and #1A71FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1AE4FF for text?

Black text on #1AE4FF has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.