Teal

#12645e

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

This is Teal, a strong teal at 176 degrees. Teals like this feel modern and clean. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Teal color values

Every conversion for #12645e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#12645e
RGB18, 100, 94
HSL176, 69%, 23%
HSV176, 82%, 39%
CMYK82%, 0%, 6%, 61%
Lab37.93, -24.63, -3.35
XYZ6.83, 10.05, 12.17
Decimal1205342
Web safe#006666
Pantone323 C
Pantone323 CHex#12645eRgb18 100 94Cmyk82 0 6 61Lab38 -25 -3Darker#093431Deep#105651Lighter#239a91

Shades of teal

Tints of teal

Colors that go with teal

Teal in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 82, 0, 6, 61.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #12645e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
82 0 6 61
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
79 4 10 67
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Teal in css

Copy #12645e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #12645e; }
.text { color: #12645e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12645e; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #12645e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.98:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.01:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #12645e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Teal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #12645e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn teal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #12645e 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

Here is how the numbers for #12645e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.