Teal

#a5b4b1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for teal, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Teal, a grey teal at 168 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Teal color values

Every conversion for #a5b4b1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a5b4b1

RGB165, 180, 177

HSL168, 9%, 68%

HSV168, 8%, 71%

CMYK8%, 0%, 2%, 29%

Lab72.11, -5.78, -0.26

XYZ39.77, 43.82, 47.96

Decimal10859697

Web safe#99cc99

Pantone5507 C

Shades of teal

#94a6a2 #839793 #728984 #647874 #556663 #475552 #394442 #2a3331 #1c2221 #0e1110

Tints of teal

#adbbb8 #b5c1bf #bdc8c6 #c5cfcd #cdd5d4 #d5dcdb #dde3e2 #e5eae9 #edf0f0 #f5f7f7

Colors that go with teal

Complementary#b4a5a8 Analogous#a5b4aa Analogous#a5b0b4 Triadic#b1a5b4 Triadic#b4b1a5 Split complementary#b4a5b0 Split complementary#b4aaa5

Teal in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 8, 0, 2, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a5b4b1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 0 2 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 4 6 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Teal in css

Copy #a5b4b1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a5b4b1; }
.text { color: #a5b4b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5b4b1; }

How teal looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Teal and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a5b4b1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a5b4b1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Teal on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a5b4b1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around teal? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn teal into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a5b4b1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from teal, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #a5b4b1 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.