Teal

#4e7e7e

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

Teal is a deep teal, serious 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 #4e7e7e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e7e7e
RGB78, 126, 126
HSL180, 24%, 40%
HSV180, 38%, 49%
CMYK38%, 0%, 0%, 51%
Lab49.55, -16.2, -5.16
XYZ14.37, 18.05, 22.46
Decimal5144190
Web safe#666666
Pantone3145 C
Pantone3145 CHex#4e7e7eRgb78 126 126Cmyk38 0 0 51Lab50 -16 -5Darker#172626Deep#335252Lighter#71a3a3

Shades of teal

Tints of teal

Colors that go with teal

Teal in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 38, 0, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e7e7e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
38 0 0 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
39 4 4 57
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Teal in css

Copy #4e7e7e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e7e7e; }
.text { color: #4e7e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e7e7e; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4e7e7e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.56:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.61:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e7e7e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Teal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #4e7e7e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn teal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #4e7e7e 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #4e7e7e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.