Palettes / Colors / #207C96

#207C96 — Teal

#207C96 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #207C96 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.

#207C96 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 #973A20; it also sits naturally between #209776 and #204297. 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 13% · Green 49% · Blue 59%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #207C96

.text { color: #207C96; }
.background { background-color: #207C96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #207C96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 124, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 65%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #207C96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 124, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #207C96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 124, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#207C96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#207C96">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #973A20:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #207C96: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #207C96

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 #207C96 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 #207C96 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 #207C96?

#207C96 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 32, 124, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #207C96?

#207C96 is RGB 32, 124, 150 — HSL 193°, 65%, 36% — CMYK 79%, 17%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #207C96?

Its complement is #973A20; analogous partners are #209776 and #204297. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #207C96 for text?

White text on #207C96 has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.38:1.