Palettes / Colors / #119FA2

#119FA2 — Vivid Teal

#119FA2 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 #119FA2 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.

#119FA2 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 #A21311; it also sits naturally between #11A25C and #1157A2. 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 7% · Green 62% · Blue 64%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #119FA2

.text { color: #119FA2; }
.background { background-color: #119FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #119FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 159, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 81%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #119FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 159, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #119FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 159, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#119FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#119FA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A21311:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #119FA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #119FA2

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 #119FA2 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 #119FA2 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

← #119FA1  ·  #119FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #119FA2?

#119FA2 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 159, 162). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #119FA2?

#119FA2 is RGB 17, 159, 162 — HSL 181°, 81%, 35% — CMYK 90%, 2%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #119FA2?

Its complement is #A21311; analogous partners are #11A25C and #1157A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #119FA2 for text?

Black text on #119FA2 has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.