Palettes / Colors / #11BBBB

#11BBBB — Vivid Teal

#11BBBB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#11BBBB 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 #BB1111; it also sits naturally between #11BB66 and #1166BB. 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 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #11BBBB

.text { color: #11BBBB; }
.background { background-color: #11BBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #11BBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 187, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #11BBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 187, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #11BBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 187, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#11BBBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#11BBBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #11BBBB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB1111:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #11BBBB: #000000.

How #11BBBB 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 #11BBBB 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 #11BBBB?

#11BBBB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 17, 187, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #11BBBB?

#11BBBB is RGB 17, 187, 187 — HSL 180°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 91%, 0%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #11BBBB?

Its complement is #BB1111; analogous partners are #11BB66 and #1166BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #11BBBB for text?

Black text on #11BBBB has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.