Palettes / Colors / #299FBC

#299FBC — Teal

#299FBC 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 #299FBC 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.

#299FBC 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 #BC4729; it also sits naturally between #29BC90 and #2955BC. 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 16% · Green 62% · Blue 74%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #299FBC

.text { color: #299FBC; }
.background { background-color: #299FBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #299FBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(41, 159, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 64%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #299FBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(41, 159, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #299FBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(41, 159, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#299FBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#299FBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC4729:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #299FBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #299FBC

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 #299FBC 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 #299FBC 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 #299FBC?

#299FBC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 41, 159, 188). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #299FBC?

#299FBC is RGB 41, 159, 188 — HSL 192°, 64%, 45% — CMYK 78%, 15%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #299FBC?

Its complement is #BC4729; analogous partners are #29BC90 and #2955BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #299FBC for text?

Black text on #299FBC has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.