Teal

#08848a

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

Teal is a deep teal, rich between blue and green. 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 #08848a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#08848a

RGB8, 132, 138

HSL183, 89%, 29%

HSV183, 94%, 54%

CMYK94%, 4%, 0%, 46%

Lab49.96, -27.12, -11.78

XYZ12.94, 18.39, 26.91

Decimal558218

Web safe#009999

Pantone3145 C

Shades of teal

#077a7f #076f74 #066569 #055a5e #055053 #044549 #043b3e #033133 #022628 #021c1d

Tints of teal

#0aa3ab #0cc3cb #0ee2ec #2ae9f3 #6bf0f6 #8cf3f8 #adf7fa #cdfafc #eefdfe

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#8a0e08 Analogous#088a4f Analogous#08438a Triadic#8a0884 Triadic#848a08 Split complementary#8a0843 Split complementary#8a4f08

Teal in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 94, 4, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #08848a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

94 4 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

90 8 4 52

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 #08848a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #08848a; }
.text { color: #08848a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #08848a; }

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 #08848a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #08848a 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 #08848a 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 #08848a 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

Here is how the numbers for #08848a are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.