Palettes / Colors / #1CA69A

#1CA69A — Teal

#1CA69A is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

#1CA69A 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 #A61C28; it also sits naturally between #1CA655 and #1C6CA6. 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 11% · Green 65% · Blue 60%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1CA69A

.text { color: #1CA69A; }
.background { background-color: #1CA69A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1CA69A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(28, 166, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 71%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1CA69A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(28, 166, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1CA69A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(28, 166, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1CA69A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1CA69A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A61C28:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1CA69A: #000000.

How #1CA69A 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 #1CA69A 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

← #1CA699  ·  #1CA69B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1CA69A?

#1CA69A is Teal, a teal color (RGB 28, 166, 154). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1CA69A?

#1CA69A is RGB 28, 166, 154 — HSL 175°, 71%, 38% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 7%, 35%.

What colors go with #1CA69A?

Its complement is #A61C28; analogous partners are #1CA655 and #1C6CA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1CA69A for text?

Black text on #1CA69A has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.