Teal

#2f7974

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

This is Teal, a soft teal at 176 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 #2f7974, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#2f7974

RGB47, 121, 116

HSL176, 44%, 33%

HSV176, 61%, 47%

CMYK61%, 0%, 4%, 53%

Lab46.37, -23.96, -4.11

XYZ11.16, 15.54, 18.93

Decimal3111284

Web safe#336666

Pantone328 C

Shades of teal

#2b6f6b #276561 #235b58 #20514e #1c4845 #183e3b #143432 #102a28 #0c201f #091615

Tints of teal

#38908a #41a8a1 #4fbbb3 #66c4bd #7dcdc7 #95d6d1 #acdfdb #c3e8e5 #dbf1ef #f2faf9

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#792f34 Analogous#2f794f Analogous#2f5979 Triadic#742f79 Triadic#79742f Split complementary#792f59 Split complementary#794f2f

Teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 61, 0, 4, 53.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #2f7974 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

61 0 4 53

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

60 4 8 59

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 #2f7974 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #2f7974; }
.text { color: #2f7974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f7974; }

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 #2f7974 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #2f7974 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 #2f7974 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 #2f7974 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

Here is how the numbers for #2f7974 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.