Teal

#21787f

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 184 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 #21787f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#21787f

RGB33, 120, 127

HSL184, 59%, 31%

HSV184, 74%, 50%

CMYK74%, 6%, 0%, 50%

Lab46.03, -22.41, -11.19

XYZ11.17, 15.29, 22.44

Decimal2193535

Web safe#336666

Pantone3155 C

Shades of teal

#1e6e75 #1c656a #195b60 #165156 #14474c #113e41 #0e3437 #0c2a2d #092123 #061718

Tints of teal

#289199 #2faab4 #38c0cb #53c9d2 #6dd1d9 #87d9e0 #a2e2e7 #bceaee #d6f2f4 #f1fbfb

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#7f2821 Analogous#217f57 Analogous#21497f Triadic#7f2178 Triadic#787f21 Split complementary#7f2149 Split complementary#7f5721

Teal in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 74, 6, 0, 50.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #21787f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

74 6 0 50

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

72 10 4 56

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Teal in css

Copy #21787f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #21787f; }
.text { color: #21787f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #21787f; }

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 #21787f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #21787f 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 #21787f 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 #21787f 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 #21787f is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.