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Teal Color Code
HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values for Teal, plus its tints, shades, and similar colors.
HEX
#008080
RGB
0, 128, 128
HSL
180, 100%, 25%
CMYK
100%, 0%, 0%, 50%
About Teal
Teal is a cool, vivid dark shade of blue, sitting at 180° on the color wheel with 100% saturation and 25% lightness.
For text or UI elements on a Teal background, white text is more readable, giving a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (AA).
Its computed complementary color is #800000, closest in the library to Black.
Example text on Teal
The Story Behind Teal
Teal takes its name from the Eurasian teal, a small duck with a distinctive blue-green patch near its eye. It sits right on the boundary between blue and green, and in recent years it's become a favorite for tech branding and awareness ribbons for several health causes.
Shades and Tints of Teal
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