Teal

#047985

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

Teal lands where green meets blue, deep and vivid. 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 #047985, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#047985
RGB4, 121, 133
HSL186, 94%, 27%
HSV186, 97%, 52%
CMYK97%, 9%, 0%, 48%
Lab46.17, -23.42, -14.58
XYZ11.12, 15.39, 24.58
Decimal293253
Web safe#006699
Pantone3145 C
Pantone3145 CHex#047985Rgb4 121 133Cmyk97 9 0 48Lab46 -23 -15Darker#02363bDeep#035a63Lighter#10b0c1

Shades of teal

Tints of teal

Colors that go with teal

Teal in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 97, 9, 0, 48.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #047985 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
97 9 0 48
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
93 12 4 54
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 #047985 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #047985; }
.text { color: #047985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #047985; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #047985 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.15:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.08:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #047985 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 #047985 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #047985 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #047985 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.