Teal color palettes `#008080`

Duck-wing blue-green that sharpens warm woods and softens cold greys.

Where Teal comes from

Teal is the classic pairing accent: half blue, half green, fully unwilling to be either. It cuts mustard, calms terracotta, and keeps charcoal from feeling corporate.

Also searched as teal, teal blue, blue green, duck green.

blue-green
pairing accent
sharp
cool

11 palettes built on Teal

Each palette anchors on Teal #008080 and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Teal Soft Ladder

Monochrome UI scales and finish studies

light #ccf2f3, support #89c8c3, support #429395, anchor #008080, support #006665, dark #012731

Analogous

Teal and Picnic Day Sky

The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print

light #b8e3ed, support #48cae7, support #589489, anchor #008080, support #2e6676, dark #081e1a

Teal and Van Gogh Green

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #c6eadd, support #66cd96, support #698a97, anchor #008080, support #4a6558, dark #0e191c

Shifted

Teal and Blue Jeans

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the cool mid-gap pairing

light #b8e3ed, counterpoint #59b0e7, support #708e95, anchor #008080, support #4c5d62, dark #071317

Teal and Pale Emerald

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #cff7ef, counterpoint #73f287, support #6e897d, anchor #008080, support #506355, dark #06120d

Contrast

Teal and Fiery Salmon

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #cfddb9, counterpoint #f7686c, support #658d6d, anchor #008080, support #7b4d6b, dark #1d0514

Teal and Sell Gold

Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips

light #e3ecc5, counterpoint #d4b060, support #658c7b, anchor #008080, support #595e4c, dark #07130c

Teal and Bluebell

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #cbf4f8, support #94c0cc, support #6b85a6, anchor #008080, counterpoint #303295, dark #061121

Teal and Gooseberry Fool