Palettes / Colors / #2499BC

#2499BC — Teal

#2499BC 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 #2499BC 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.

#2499BC 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 #BC4824; it also sits naturally between #24BC94 and #244DBC. 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 14% · Green 60% · Blue 74%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2499BC

.text { color: #2499BC; }
.background { background-color: #2499BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2499BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 153, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 68%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2499BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 153, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2499BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 153, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2499BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2499BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC4824:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2499BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2499BC

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 #2499BC 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 #2499BC 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 #2499BC?

#2499BC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 36, 153, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2499BC?

#2499BC is RGB 36, 153, 188 — HSL 194°, 68%, 44% — CMYK 81%, 19%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #2499BC?

Its complement is #BC4824; analogous partners are #24BC94 and #244DBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2499BC for text?

Black text on #2499BC has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.30:1.