Dark Teal is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #feb2b1 |
| Complementary Color | #4e0100 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (180.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 15.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Teal Color. The Quetzal Green color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aqua Obscura (#05696b) for more calm effect. Try Chinese Garden as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e0100 is the best complementary color to Dark Teal. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #014d4e complementary color is Temptress, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Sherpa Blue are #004e28 and #00264e. Thus found on the left and right of #014d4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kaitoke Green and Prussian Blue colors as they work well with Dark Teal.
The split-complementary Dark Teal palette consists of #4e2800 and #4e0026 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e0100). Try Indian Tan and Castro colors in combination with #014d4e, 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 #014d4e 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 Dark Teal. Thus Verdun Green and Blackberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Temptress, Tolopea, and Verdun Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #014d4e square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Teal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#4e0100) and two others. The Blackberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Crusoe – 120° from the complementary Temptress. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e004d and #004e01.
In a RGB color space, hex #014d4e is made of 1% red, 49% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Teal has a hue angle of 180.78°, a saturation of 97.47% and a lightness of 15.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #014d4e is made of 30.2% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #014d4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(1,77,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 1%, 49%, 50% |
| CMYK | 30.2, 0.39, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(180.78,97.47%,15.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(180.78,98.72%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0674,-19.7383,-6.5043) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.0415,5.8643,8.1266) |