Palettes / Colors / #249BBC

#249BBC — Teal

#249BBC 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 #249BBC 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.

#249BBC 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 #BC4524; it also sits naturally between #24BC91 and #244FBC. 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 61% · Blue 74%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #249BBC

.text { color: #249BBC; }
.background { background-color: #249BBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #249BBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 155, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 68%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #249BBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 155, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #249BBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 155, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#249BBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#249BBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC4524:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #249BBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #249BBC

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 #249BBC 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 #249BBC 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

← #249BBB  ·  #249BBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #249BBC?

#249BBC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 36, 155, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #249BBC?

#249BBC is RGB 36, 155, 188 — HSL 193°, 68%, 44% — CMYK 81%, 18%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #249BBC?

Its complement is #BC4524; analogous partners are #24BC91 and #244FBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #249BBC for text?

Black text on #249BBC has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.