Palettes / Colors / #1299B1

#1299B1 — Vivid Teal

#1299B1 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#1299B1 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 #B02911; it also sits naturally between #11B079 and #1149B0. 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 60% · Blue 69%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

Previews

CSS code for #1299B1

.text { color: #1299B1; }
.background { background-color: #1299B1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1299B1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 153, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 82%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1299B1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 153, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1299B1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 153, 177, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1299B1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1299B1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1299B1

Tints of #1299B1

Tones of #1299B1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B02911:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1299B1: #000000.

How #1299B1 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 #1299B1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #1299B0  ·  #1299B2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1299B1?

#1299B1 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 18, 153, 177). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1299B1?

#1299B1 is RGB 18, 153, 177 — HSL 189°, 82%, 38% — CMYK 90%, 14%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #1299B1?

Its complement is #B02911; analogous partners are #11B079 and #1149B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1299B1 for text?

Black text on #1299B1 has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.