Information about Teal color

#008080 - Teal color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#008080, known as "Teal", falls into the Cyan Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(0, 128, 128) — 0% red, 50.2% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 50 / 0 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#008080 presents itself as a pure, full-strength aqua cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Robo Teal Takedown (#008285). Slightly further away sit Bluegreen (#017A79) and Free Spirit (#00777B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(0, 128, 128)), which gives #008080 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #008080: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. The name "Teal" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Teal color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Teal color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Teal

#008080
Robin Egg Blue

#00CCCC
#19FFFF

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Light Brilliant Cyan

#65FFFF
Celeste

#B2FFFF
White

#FFFFFF

Teal color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Teal

#008080
#006666

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#004C4C

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#003232

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#001919

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Black

#000000

Teal color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Teal

#008080
#0F8989

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#238E8E

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#3D8E8E

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#5B8989

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Grey

#808080

Teal color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#19007F

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#00197F

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#004C7F

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Teal

#008080
#007F4C

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#007F19

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#197F00

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Teal color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#008080
Teal

#008080

#800000
Maroon

#800000

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#008080
Teal

#008080

#804000
#804000

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#800040
#800040

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#004080
#004080

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#008080
Teal

#008080

#008040
#008040

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#008080
Teal

#008080

#800080
Purple

#800080

#808000
Olive

#808000

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#008080
Teal

#008080

#000080
Navy Blue

#000080

#800000
Maroon

#800000

#808000
Olive

#808000

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#008080
Teal

#008080

#400080
#400080

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#800000
Maroon

#800000

#408000
#408000

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Nearest named colors to Teal

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Robo Teal Takedown color link
Robo Teal Takedown

#008285

Bluegreen color link
Bluegreen

#017A79

Free Spirit color link
Free Spirit

#00777B

Surfie Green color link
Surfie Green

#007B77

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Windfall color link
Windfall

#008575

Metallic Seaweed color link
Metallic Seaweed

#0A7E8C

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Skobeloff color link
Skobeloff

#007474

Deep Turquoise color link
Deep Turquoise

#017374

Pine Green color link
Pine Green

#01796F

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

Teal color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#008080
  • RGB0, 128, 128
  • CMYK50, 0, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(0, 128, 128)
  • HSL180°, 100%, 25%
  • HSL Precise180°, 100%, 25.098%
  • HSV180°, 100%, 50%
  • HSB180°, 100%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.000, 0.502, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.000, 0.502, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.000, 0.502, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID008080
  • DECIMAL ID32896
  • Name Length4
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