Palettes / Colors / #099BC5

#099BC5 — Vivid Teal

#099BC5 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #099BC5 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.

#099BC5 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 #C33109; it also sits naturally between #09C38E and #093EC3. 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 4% · Green 61% · Blue 77%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #099BC5

.text { color: #099BC5; }
.background { background-color: #099BC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #099BC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(9, 155, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 91%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #099BC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(9, 155, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #099BC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(9, 155, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#099BC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#099BC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C33109:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #099BC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #099BC5

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 #099BC5 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 #099BC5 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

← #099BC4  ·  #099BC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #099BC5?

#099BC5 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 9, 155, 197). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #099BC5?

#099BC5 is RGB 9, 155, 197 — HSL 193°, 91%, 40% — CMYK 95%, 21%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #099BC5?

Its complement is #C33109; analogous partners are #09C38E and #093EC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #099BC5 for text?

Black text on #099BC5 has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.