Palettes / Colors / #1ABCBB

#1ABCBB — Teal

#1ABCBB 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 #1ABCBB 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.

#1ABCBB 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 #BC1A1A; it also sits naturally between #1ABC6B and #1A6BBC. 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 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1ABCBB

.text { color: #1ABCBB; }
.background { background-color: #1ABCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1ABCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(26, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 76%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1ABCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(26, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1ABCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(26, 188, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1ABCBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1ABCBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC1A1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1ABCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1ABCBB

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 #1ABCBB 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 #1ABCBB 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 #1ABCBB?

#1ABCBB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 26, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1ABCBB?

#1ABCBB is RGB 26, 188, 187 — HSL 180°, 76%, 42% — CMYK 86%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #1ABCBB?

Its complement is #BC1A1A; analogous partners are #1ABC6B and #1A6BBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1ABCBB for text?

Black text on #1ABCBB has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.