Teal

#137e8a

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 186 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 #137e8a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#137e8a

RGB19, 126, 138

HSL186, 76%, 31%

HSV186, 86%, 54%

CMYK86%, 9%, 0%, 46%

Lab48.13, -23.39, -14.55

XYZ12.32, 16.9, 26.66

Decimal1277578

Web safe#006699

Pantone3145 C

Shades of teal

#11747f #106a74 #0e6069 #0d555e #0b4b52 #0a4147 #08373c #072d31 #052326 #04191b

Tints of teal

#1799a7 #1bb4c5 #21cde0 #3fd4e5 #5cdae9 #79e1ed #97e8f1 #b4eef5 #d2f5f9 #effbfd

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#8a1f13 Analogous#138a5a Analogous#13438a Triadic#8a137e Triadic#7e8a13 Split complementary#8a1343 Split complementary#8a5a13

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, 9, 0, 46.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #137e8a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 9 0 46

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 12 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 #137e8a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #137e8a; }
.text { color: #137e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #137e8a; }

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 #137e8a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #137e8a 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 #137e8a 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 #137e8a 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 #137e8a come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.