Teal

#16819a

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Teal color values

Every conversion for #16819a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#16819a

RGB22, 129, 154

HSL191, 75%, 35%

HSV191, 86%, 60%

CMYK86%, 16%, 0%, 40%

Lab49.74, -19.23, -21.46

XYZ14.01, 18.2, 33.35

Decimal1474970

Web safe#009999

Pantone314 C

Shades of teal

#14768d #126c81 #116174 #0f5667 #0d4c5a #0b414e #093641 #072c34 #062127 #04161b

Tints of teal

#1a98b6 #1eafd1 #2ebfe1 #49c8e5 #65d0e9 #81d8ed #9ce1f1 #b8e9f5 #d4f2f9 #effafd

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#9a2f16 Analogous#169a71 Analogous#163f9a Triadic#9a1681 Triadic#819a16 Split complementary#9a163f Split complementary#9a7116

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, 16, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #16819a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

86 16 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

83 19 4 46

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 #16819a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #16819a; }
.text { color: #16819a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #16819a; }

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 #16819a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #16819a 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 #16819a 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 #16819a 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

Every value on this page for #16819a is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.