Palettes / Colors / #1AFFDE

#1AFFDE — Vivid Teal

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

#1AFFDE 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 #FF1A3C; it also sits naturally between #1AFF6A and #1AAFFF. 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 100% · Blue 87%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1AFFDE

.text { color: #1AFFDE; }
.background { background-color: #1AFFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1AFFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(26, 255, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 100%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1AFFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(26, 255, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1AFFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(26, 255, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #1AFFDE

Tints of #1AFFDE

Tones of #1AFFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF1A3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1AFFDE: #000000.

How #1AFFDE 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 #1AFFDE 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 #1AFFDE?

#1AFFDE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 26, 255, 222). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1AFFDE?

#1AFFDE is RGB 26, 255, 222 — HSL 171°, 100%, 55% — CMYK 90%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #1AFFDE?

Its complement is #FF1A3C; analogous partners are #1AFF6A and #1AAFFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1AFFDE for text?

Black text on #1AFFDE has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.