Teal Color

HEX, RGB, HSL & CMYK Codes

#008080
Format Value
HEX #008080
RGB rgb(0, 128, 128)
HSL hsl(180, 100%, 25.1%)
CMYK cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%)
HSV hsv(180, 100%, 50.2%)

teal color harmonies

Tints & shades of teal

Tints (lighter)

#178c8c #2e9797 #46a3a3 #5daeae #74baba #8bc5c5 #a2d1d1 #b9dcdc #d1e8e8 #e8f3f3

Shades (darker)

#007474 #006969 #005d5d #005151 #004646 #003a3a #002f2f #002323 #001717 #000c0c

Contrast & accessibility

The quick brown fox

On white · 4.77:1 · AA

The quick brown fox

On black · 4.4:1 · AA Large

Recommended text color: #ffffff

Use teal in code

CSS color: #008080;
SCSS $color: #008080;
Tailwind bg-[#008080]
Swift UIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.502, blue: 0.502, alpha: 1)
Android Color.parseColor("#008080")
Flutter Color(0xFF008080)

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What is the HEX code for teal?

The CSS color teal in HEX format is #008080. Use this value directly in CSS, SVG, and most design tools.

How do I use teal in CSS?

To apply teal in CSS:

  • Text color: color: #008080;
  • Background: background-color: #008080;
  • Border: border-color: #008080;

What are all the color format values for teal?

FormatValue
HEX#008080
RGBrgb(0, 128, 128)
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 25.1%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%)

How do I convert teal to HEX?

Select teal from the color name list in our color converter. The HEX value — #008080 — appears instantly alongside HEX, RGB, HSL and CMYK.

What color family does teal belong to?

teal belongs to the cyan color family. It is a dark, vivid color with HSL values: hue 180°, saturation 100%, lightness 25.1%.

How do I create lighter and darker shades of teal?

Lighter variant (lightness 40.1%): #00cdcd. Darker variant (lightness 10.100000000000001%): #003434. These values are computed by adjusting HSL lightness ±15% while keeping the same hue and saturation.

What is HEX used for?

HEX color codes are used in CSS, HTML and design tools. They encode red, green and blue as two hexadecimal digits each (00–FF), forming a compact 6-character code like #ff0000.