Palettes / Colors / #24BBBA

#24BBBA — Teal

#24BBBA 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 #24BBBA 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.

#24BBBA 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 #BC2424; it also sits naturally between #24BC70 and #2470BC. 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 73% · Blue 73%

Cyan 81% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #24BBBA

.text { color: #24BBBA; }
.background { background-color: #24BBBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #24BBBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 187, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 68%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #24BBBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 187, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #24BBBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 187, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#24BBBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#24BBBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC2424:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #24BBBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #24BBBA

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 #24BBBA 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 #24BBBA 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

← #24BBB9  ·  #24BBBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #24BBBA?

#24BBBA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 36, 187, 186). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #24BBBA?

#24BBBA is RGB 36, 187, 186 — HSL 180°, 68%, 44% — CMYK 81%, 0%, 1%, 27%.

What colors go with #24BBBA?

Its complement is #BC2424; analogous partners are #24BC70 and #2470BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #24BBBA for text?

Black text on #24BBBA has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.