Teal (#008080) is a dark, vivid cyan. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: teal as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(0, 128, 128); in HSL, hsl(180, 100%, 25%).
| Hex | #008080 |
|---|---|
| CSS name | teal |
| RGB | rgb(0, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 25%) |
| CMYK | 100%, 0%, 0%, 50% |
| CSS example | color: #008080; background-color: rgb(0, 128, 128); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #008080 background, white text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 4.77:1 | AA | AAA |
| Black text (#000000) | 4.40:1 | Fails | AA |
The CSS named colors closest to #008080:
Turn #008080 into a full scheme with the Color Palette Generator, blend it into a background with the CSS Gradient Generator, or browse all named colors.