CYAN

Teal

#008080

Conversions

HEX#008080

RGBrgb(0, 128, 128)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 25%)

HSVhsv(180, 100%, 50%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 50%)

Copy CSS

color: #008080;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(0, 128, 128);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(180, 100%, 25%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 4.77 : 1

On ink blackFail · 4.01 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

Complementary
#800000

Triadic
#800080

Triadic
#808000

About Teal

Teal is the hex color #008080, which translates to rgb(0, 128, 128) in RGB and hsl(180, 100%, 25%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 180 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 25 percent. That combination gives Teal a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Teal compares

Teal is exactly the CSS keyword teal, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is teal-700 (#00786F), at a distance of 6.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Dark Cyan at 4.4. Sorted by lightness, Teal is number 1 of the 18 cyan colors here.

Text on Teal

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Teal, led by White at 4.77:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Teal already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Teal. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	4.77:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.01:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.86:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Teal

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Teal for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Teal

Format	Value
HEX	#008080
RGB	rgb(0, 128, 128)
HSL	hsl(180, 100%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(180, 100%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.0927 194.77)
CIELAB	lab(48.25 -28.85 -8.48)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.