Palettes / Colors / #1AFFE4

#1AFFE4 — Vivid Teal

#1AFFE4 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 #1AFFE4 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.

#1AFFE4 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 #FF1A34; it also sits naturally between #1AFF71 and #1AA7FF. 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 89%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #1AFFE4

.text { color: #1AFFE4; }
.background { background-color: #1AFFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1AFFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(26, 255, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 100%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1AFFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(26, 255, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1AFFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(26, 255, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1AFFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1AFFE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF1A34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1AFFE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1AFFE4

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 #1AFFE4 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 #1AFFE4 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

← #1AFFE3  ·  #1AFFE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1AFFE4?

#1AFFE4 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 26, 255, 228). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1AFFE4?

#1AFFE4 is RGB 26, 255, 228 — HSL 173°, 100%, 55% — CMYK 90%, 0%, 11%, 0%.

What colors go with #1AFFE4?

Its complement is #FF1A34; analogous partners are #1AFF71 and #1AA7FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1AFFE4 for text?

Black text on #1AFFE4 has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.