Teal is calm, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, cool yellow or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ff7f7f |
| Complementary Color | #800000 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (180° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Teal Color. The Pacific Queen color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Lake (#00656b) for more calm effect. Try Toy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#800000 is the best complementary color to Teal. Mid red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #008080 complementary color is Maroon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Teal are #008040 and #003f80. Thus found on the left and right of #008080 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fun Green and Congress Blue colors as they work well with Teal.
The split-complementary Teal palette consists of #804000 and #800040 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#800000). Try Cinnamon and Siren colors in combination with #008080, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #008080 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Teal. Thus Olive and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Maroon, Pigment Indigo, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #008080 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, mid red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Teal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#800000) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Maroon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80007f and #008000.
In a RGB color space, hex #008080 is made of 0% red, 50% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Teal has a hue angle of 180°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #008080 is made of 50.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #008080 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,128,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 50%, 50% |
| CMYK | 50.2, 0, 0, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(180,100%,25.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180,100%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.2561,-28.8416,-8.4811) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6155,16.9969,23.0906) |