Teal

#128381

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

Teal is a deep teal, weighty between blue and green. 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 #128381, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#128381
RGB18, 131, 129
HSL179, 76%, 29%
HSV179, 86%, 51%
CMYK86%, 0%, 2%, 49%
Lab49.43, -28.93, -7.3
XYZ12.33, 17.95, 23.58
Decimal1213313
Web safe#009999
Pantone321 C
Pantone321 CHex#128381Rgb18 131 129Cmyk86 0 2 49Lab49 -29 -7Darker#073635Deep#0c5a58Lighter#23b9b7

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 86, 0, 2, 49.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #128381 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
86 0 2 49
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
83 4 6 55
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 #128381 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #128381; }
.text { color: #128381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #128381; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #128381 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.58:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.59:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #128381 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 #128381 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 #128381 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #128381 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.