Palettes / Colors / #129EBB

#129EBB — Vivid Teal

#129EBB 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 #129EBB 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.

#129EBB 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 #BA2E12; it also sits naturally between #12BA82 and #124ABA. 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 73%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #129EBB

.text { color: #129EBB; }
.background { background-color: #129EBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #129EBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 158, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 82%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #129EBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 158, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #129EBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 158, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#129EBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#129EBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA2E12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #129EBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #129EBB

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 #129EBB 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 #129EBB 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 #129EBB?

#129EBB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 18, 158, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #129EBB?

#129EBB is RGB 18, 158, 187 — HSL 190°, 82%, 40% — CMYK 90%, 16%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #129EBB?

Its complement is #BA2E12; analogous partners are #12BA82 and #124ABA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #129EBB for text?

Black text on #129EBB has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.