Teal

#9baeb0

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

This is Teal, a muted 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 #9baeb0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9baeb0

RGB155, 174, 176

HSL186, 12%, 65%

HSV186, 12%, 69%

CMYK12%, 1%, 0%, 31%

Lab69.74, -6.15, -3.27

XYZ36.49, 40.38, 46.94

Decimal10202800

Web safe#999999

Pantone5435 C

Shades of teal

#8aa0a3 #799395 #6a8487 #5d7376 #506365 #435354 #354243 #283233 #1b2122 #0e1111

Tints of teal

#a4b5b7 #adbdbe #b6c4c5 #bfcbcc #c8d2d4 #d1dadb #dae1e2 #e3e8e9 #ecf0f0 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#b09d9b Analogous#9bb0a7 Analogous#9ba3b0 Triadic#b09bae Triadic#aeb09b Split complementary#b09ba3 Split complementary#b0a79b

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 12, 1, 0, 31.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9baeb0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 1 0 31

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 5 4 37

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 #9baeb0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9baeb0; }
.text { color: #9baeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baeb0; }

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 #9baeb0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9baeb0 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 #9baeb0 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 #9baeb0 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 #9baeb0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.