Palettes / Colors / #1FBBBB

#1FBBBB — Teal

#1FBBBB 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 #1FBBBB 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.

#1FBBBB 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 #BD1F1F; it also sits naturally between #1FBD6E and #1F6EBD. 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 12% · Green 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1FBBBB

.text { color: #1FBBBB; }
.background { background-color: #1FBBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1FBBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(31, 187, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 72%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1FBBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(31, 187, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1FBBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(31, 187, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD1F1F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1FBBBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1FBBBB

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 #1FBBBB 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 #1FBBBB 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 #1FBBBB?

#1FBBBB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 31, 187, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1FBBBB?

#1FBBBB is RGB 31, 187, 187 — HSL 180°, 72%, 43% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #1FBBBB?

Its complement is #BD1F1F; analogous partners are #1FBD6E and #1F6EBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1FBBBB for text?

Black text on #1FBBBB has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.