Palettes / Colors / #29CDCB

#29CDCB — Teal

#29CDCB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #29CDCB 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.

#29CDCB 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 #CC282B; it also sits naturally between #28CC78 and #287DCC. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #29CDCB

.text { color: #29CDCB; }
.background { background-color: #29CDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #29CDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(41, 205, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 67%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #29CDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(41, 205, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #29CDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(41, 205, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#29CDCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#29CDCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC282B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #29CDCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #29CDCB

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 #29CDCB 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 #29CDCB 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

← #29CDCA  ·  #29CDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #29CDCB?

#29CDCB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 41, 205, 203). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #29CDCB?

#29CDCB is RGB 41, 205, 203 — HSL 179°, 67%, 48% — CMYK 80%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #29CDCB?

Its complement is #CC282B; analogous partners are #28CC78 and #287DCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #29CDCB for text?

Black text on #29CDCB has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.