Teal Color
Teal is a cyan color with hex code #008080. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with teal, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Teal Color Values
What Does Teal Mean?
Teal belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Teal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Teal is classified as a green (nearest centroid: strong bluish green, #007A74).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Teal
Teal and #800000 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #008040 and #004080, which sit beside teal on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair teal with triadic partners #800080 and #808000. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bluegreen —
#017A79(Delta E 3) - Surfie Green —
#0C7A79(Delta E 3) - Elm —
#1C7C7D(Delta E 3) - Dark Cyan —
#0A888A(Delta E 3) - DarkCyan —
#008B8B(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #008080; }
.background { background-color: #008080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008080; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #00808040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for teal?
Teal has the hex code #008080. In RGB notation it is rgb(0, 128, 128), in HSL it is hsl(180, 100%, 25%), and its OKLCH value is 0.543, 0.093, 194.8.
What does the color teal mean?
Cyan-family colors like teal carry distinct psychological associations. Teal belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. Being on the dark side, Teal adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with teal?
Teal has three easy routes: its complement #800000 for punch, its neighbors #008040 and #004080 for something calmer, or triadic partners #800080 and #808000 when you want energy.
Is teal a standard web color?
Yes — Teal is part of the CSS named colors specification, so you can use it directly in CSS as #008080 or with the keyword form where supported.
How do I make teal lighter or darker?
To lighten teal, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #C2FFFF (lightest tint) to #001414 (darkest shade).
About Teal
Teal is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by CSS3, X11, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #008080 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.