#008080Teal (#008080) is a mid-tone, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 195°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.093. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #008080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 100%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 50%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(48.3 -28.8 -8.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.543 0.093 195) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Teal shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#277d77 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward green#19817d — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward green#008080 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#008182 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 4.77:1 and against black 4.4:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#8ed4d3 · #5caead · #008080 · #006363 · #003d3d · #001c1c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#619cb6 · #3b8e9d · #008080 · #0a6e5f · #195b41 · #214826
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#7bb2e3 · #7790a8 · #008080 · #006060 · #004242 · #082237
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#bedcdc · #8cbdbc · #7d9695 · #008080 · #7b3940 · #103b3b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#faeeef · #7e8e8d · #008080 · #5c5454 · #162726 · #030101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#fceeee · #d5c5c6 · #ab9999 · #342021 · #100203 · #008080
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeded · #b2787c · #008080 · #813e45 · #410e17 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeded · #ab7895 · #008080 · #804327 · #3c102c · #150200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f9edff · #9b7da9 · #008080 · #744d07 · #331e00 · #030006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f0ff · #8584b6 · #008080 · #813e45 · #282400 · #0c0001
#3E9493 · #62A8A7 · #83BCBB · #A3D1D0 · #C2E6E5
#006A6A · #005555 · #004040 · #002D2D · #001B1B
#327D7D · #487A79 · #597675
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.