Teal

#12798f

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

Teal is a deep teal, serious 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 #12798f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#12798f

RGB18, 121, 143

HSL191, 78%, 32%

HSV191, 87%, 56%

CMYK87%, 15%, 0%, 44%

Lab46.69, -19.08, -19.69

XYZ12.04, 15.79, 28.4

Decimal1210767

Web safe#006699

Pantone633 C

Shades of teal

#116f83 #0f6578 #0e5c6c #0c5261 #0b4855 #093e4a #08343e #062b32 #052127 #03171b

Tints of teal

#1692ac #19abca #21c1e3 #3fc9e7 #5cd1ea #79daee #97e2f2 #b4eaf6 #d2f2f9 #effbfd

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#8f2812 Analogous#128f66 Analogous#123b8f Triadic#8f1279 Triadic#798f12 Split complementary#8f123b Split complementary#8f6712

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 87, 15, 0, 44.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #12798f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

87 15 0 44

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

84 18 4 50

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 #12798f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #12798f; }
.text { color: #12798f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #12798f; }

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 #12798f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #12798f 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 #12798f 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 #12798f 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 #12798f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.