Teal

#98abac

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 #98abac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#98abac

RGB152, 171, 172

HSL183, 11%, 64%

HSV183, 12%, 67%

CMYK12%, 1%, 0%, 33%

Lab68.59, -6.38, -2.77

XYZ34.96, 38.78, 44.67

Decimal10005420

Web safe#999999

Pantone5493 C

Shades of teal

#889e9f #789092 #698183 #5c7172 #4f6162 #425152 #354142 #283131 #1b2121 #0e1111

Tints of teal

#a1b3b4 #abbabb #b4c2c3 #bdc9ca #c7d1d2 #d0d9d9 #d9e0e1 #e2e8e8 #eceff0 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#ac9998 Analogous#98aca3 Analogous#98a1ac Triadic#ac98ab Triadic#abac98 Split complementary#ac98a1 Split complementary#aca398

Teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 1, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #98abac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 1 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 5 4 39

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 #98abac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #98abac; }
.text { color: #98abac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98abac; }

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 #98abac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #98abac 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 #98abac 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 #98abac 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 #98abac is computed, not guessed. 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.