Teal

#96a7a9

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

This is Teal, a grey teal at 186 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Teal color values

Every conversion for #96a7a9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#96a7a9

RGB150, 167, 169

HSL186, 10%, 63%

HSV186, 11%, 66%

CMYK11%, 1%, 0%, 34%

Lab67.27, -5.52, -3.07

XYZ33.56, 36.99, 42.91

Decimal9873321

Web safe#999999

Pantone443 C

Shades of teal

#869a9c #768c8f #697d80 #5c6e70 #4f5e60 #424f50 #353f40 #283031 #1b2021 #0e1111

Tints of teal

#a0afb1 #a9b7b9 #b3bfc0 #bcc7c8 #c6cfd0 #cfd7d8 #d9dfe0 #e2e7e7 #ecefef #f5f7f7

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#a99896 Analogous#96a9a2 Analogous#969ea9 Triadic#a996a7 Triadic#a7a996 Split complementary#a9969e Split complementary#a9a296

Teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 1, 0, 34.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #96a7a9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 1 0 34

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 5 4 40

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 #96a7a9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #96a7a9; }
.text { color: #96a7a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #96a7a9; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #96a7a9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #96a7a9 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 #96a7a9 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 #96a7a9 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

The figures for #96a7a9 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.