Teal

#a6b3b3

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. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Teal color values

Every conversion for #a6b3b3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a6b3b3

RGB166, 179, 179

HSL180, 8%, 68%

HSV180, 7%, 70%

CMYK7%, 0%, 0%, 30%

Lab71.96, -4.5, -1.56

XYZ39.98, 43.6, 48.96

Decimal10924979

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone5435 C

Shades of teal

#95a5a5 #849696 #738787 #657676 #576565 #485454 #3a4343 #2b3232 #1d2121 #0e1111

Tints of teal

#aebaba #b6c1c1 #bec7c7 #c6cece #ced5d5 #d6dcdc #dee2e2 #e5e9e9 #edf0f0 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#b3a6a6 Analogous#a6b3ad Analogous#a6adb3 Triadic#b3a6b3 Triadic#b3b3a6 Split complementary#b3a6ad Split complementary#b3ada6

Teal in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 0, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a6b3b3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 0 0 30

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 4 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 #a6b3b3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a6b3b3; }
.text { color: #a6b3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b3b3; }

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 #a6b3b3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a6b3b3 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 #a6b3b3 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 #a6b3b3 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 #a6b3b3 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.