Palettes / Colors / #199BC2

#199BC2 — Teal

#199BC2 is a teal color we call 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 #199BC2 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.

#199BC2 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 #C24119; it also sits naturally between #19C295 and #1946C2. 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 10% · Green 61% · Blue 76%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #199BC2

.text { color: #199BC2; }
.background { background-color: #199BC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #199BC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(25, 155, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 77%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #199BC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(25, 155, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #199BC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(25, 155, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#199BC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#199BC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C24119:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #199BC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #199BC2

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 #199BC2 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 #199BC2 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 #199BC2?

#199BC2 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 25, 155, 194). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #199BC2?

#199BC2 is RGB 25, 155, 194 — HSL 194°, 77%, 43% — CMYK 87%, 20%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #199BC2?

Its complement is #C24119; analogous partners are #19C295 and #1946C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #199BC2 for text?

Black text on #199BC2 has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.