Palettes / Colors / #12BCBF
#12BCBF — Vivid Teal
#12BCBF 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 #12BCBF 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.
#12BCBF 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 #BF1512; it also sits naturally between #12BF6B and #1266BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #12BCBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 18, 188, 191 |
| HSL | 181°, 83%, 41% |
| HSV | 181°, 91%, 75% |
| CMYK | 91%, 2%, 0%, 25% |
| XYZ | 27.64, 39.86, 55.53 |
| Yxy | 39.86, 0.2247, 0.3240 |
| CIE-Lab | 69.37, -36.72, -12.60 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.13, -29.43, -11.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 7% · Green 74% · Blue 75%
Cyan 91% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #12BCBF
.text { color: #12BCBF; }
.background { background-color: #12BCBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #12BCBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 188, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 83%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #12BCBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 188, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #12BCBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 188, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#12BCBF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#12BCBF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BF1512:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #12BCBF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #12BCBF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #12BCBF: ·
How #12BCBF 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 #12BCBF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #12BCBF?
#12BCBF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 18, 188, 191). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #12BCBF?
#12BCBF is RGB 18, 188, 191 — HSL 181°, 83%, 41% — CMYK 91%, 2%, 0%, 25%.
What colors go with #12BCBF?
Its complement is #BF1512; analogous partners are #12BF6B and #1266BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #12BCBF for text?
Black text on #12BCBF has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.