Palettes / Colors / #1FBBBD

#1FBBBD — Teal

#1FBBBD 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 #1FBBBD 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.

#1FBBBD 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 #BD211F; it also sits naturally between #1FBD70 and #1F6BBD. 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 74%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1FBBBD

.text { color: #1FBBBD; }
.background { background-color: #1FBBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1FBBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(31, 187, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 72%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1FBBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(31, 187, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1FBBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(31, 187, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #1FBBBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD211F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1FBBBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1FBBBD

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 #1FBBBD 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 #1FBBBD 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 #1FBBBD?

#1FBBBD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 31, 187, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1FBBBD?

#1FBBBD is RGB 31, 187, 189 — HSL 181°, 72%, 43% — CMYK 84%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #1FBBBD?

Its complement is #BD211F; analogous partners are #1FBD70 and #1F6BBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1FBBBD for text?

Black text on #1FBBBD has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.