Palettes / Colors / #1BCDCD

#1BCDCD — Teal

#1BCDCD is a teal color we call 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 #1BCDCD 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.

#1BCDCD 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 #CB1A1A; it also sits naturally between #1ACB73 and #1A73CB. 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 11% · Green 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1BCDCD

.text { color: #1BCDCD; }
.background { background-color: #1BCDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1BCDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(27, 205, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 77%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1BCDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(27, 205, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1BCDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(27, 205, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB1A1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1BCDCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1BCDCD

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 #1BCDCD 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 #1BCDCD 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 #1BCDCD?

#1BCDCD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 27, 205, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1BCDCD?

#1BCDCD is RGB 27, 205, 205 — HSL 180°, 77%, 45% — CMYK 87%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #1BCDCD?

Its complement is #CB1A1A; analogous partners are #1ACB73 and #1A73CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1BCDCD for text?

Black text on #1BCDCD has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.