Palettes / Colors / #1BFAFE

#1BFAFE — Vivid Teal

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

#1BFAFE 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 #FE1E1B; it also sits naturally between #1BFE90 and #1B88FE. 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 98% · Blue 100%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1BFAFE

.text { color: #1BFAFE; }
.background { background-color: #1BFAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1BFAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(27, 250, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 99%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1BFAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(27, 250, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1BFAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(27, 250, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #1BFAFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE1E1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1BFAFE: #000000.

How #1BFAFE 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 #1BFAFE 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 #1BFAFE?

#1BFAFE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 27, 250, 254). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1BFAFE?

#1BFAFE is RGB 27, 250, 254 — HSL 181°, 99%, 55% — CMYK 89%, 2%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #1BFAFE?

Its complement is #FE1E1B; analogous partners are #1BFE90 and #1B88FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1BFAFE for text?

Black text on #1BFAFE has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.