Teal

#a1b3af

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

Teal is a mid teal, grounded between blue and green. 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 #a1b3af, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a1b3af

RGB161, 179, 175

HSL167, 11%, 67%

HSV167, 10%, 70%

CMYK10%, 0%, 2%, 30%

Lab71.5, -7.01, -0.09

XYZ38.56, 42.91, 46.81

Decimal10597295

Web safe#99cc99

Pantone5507 C

Shades of teal

#90a5a0 #7f9792 #6f8983 #617872 #536662 #455552 #374441 #293331 #1c2221 #0e1110

Tints of teal

#a9bab6 #b2c1bd #bac7c4 #c3cecc #cbd5d3 #d3dcda #dce3e1 #e4e9e8 #edf0ef #f5f7f7

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#b3a1a5 Analogous#a1b3a6 Analogous#a1aeb3 Triadic#afa1b3 Triadic#b3afa1 Split complementary#b3a1ae Split complementary#b3a6a1

Teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 0, 2, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a1b3af on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 0 2 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 4 6 36

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 #a1b3af straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a1b3af; }
.text { color: #a1b3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b3af; }

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 #a1b3af against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a1b3af 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 #a1b3af 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 #a1b3af 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

Here is how the numbers for #a1b3af are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.