Teal

#027880

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for teal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Teal, a vivid teal at 184 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Teal color values

Every conversion for #027880, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#027880

RGB2, 120, 128

HSL184, 97%, 25%

HSV184, 98%, 50%

CMYK98%, 6%, 0%, 50%

Lab45.64, -24.73, -12.42

XYZ10.64, 15.0, 22.76

Decimal161920

Web safe#006699

Pantone3155 C

Shades of teal

#026f76 #02666c #025c63 #015359 #014a4f #014145 #01383b #012f32 #012528 #001c1e

Tints of teal

#0399a4 #03bbc7 #04dceb #17edfb #5ff2fc #82f5fd #a6f8fe #cafbfe #edfeff

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#800a02 Analogous#028049 Analogous#023980 Triadic#800278 Triadic#788002 Split complementary#800239 Split complementary#804902

Teal in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 98, 6, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #027880 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

98 6 0 50

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

94 10 4 56

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Teal in css

Copy #027880 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #027880; }
.text { color: #027880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #027880; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #027880 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #027880 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Teal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #027880 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around teal? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn teal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #027880 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from teal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #027880 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.