Teal

#687c77

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

Teal lands where green meets blue, mid and grey. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Warm corals opposite it on the wheel bring contrast and sand tones keep it coastal.

Teal color values

Every conversion for #687c77, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#687c77
RGB104, 124, 119
HSL165, 9%, 45%
HSV165, 16%, 49%
CMYK16%, 0%, 4%, 51%
Lab50.32, -8.39, 0.27
XYZ16.25, 18.69, 20.2
Decimal6847607
Web safe#666666
Pantone5487 C
Pantone5487 CHex#687c77Rgb104 124 119Cmyk16 0 4 51Lab50 -8 0Darker#272e2cDeep#475552Lighter#8d9e9a

Shades of teal

Tints of teal

Colors that go with teal

Teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 0, 4, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #687c77 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 0 4 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 4 8 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Teal in css

Copy #687c77 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #687c77; }
.text { color: #687c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #687c77; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #687c77 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.43:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.74:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #687c77 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 #687c77 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 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 #687c77 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

Here is how the numbers for #687c77 are worked out. 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.