What color is #008080?

#008080 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Teal?

The RGB value is 0, 128, 128: 0 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Teal?

The complementary color is #800000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Teal color: hex code #008080

#008080 rgb(0, 128, 128)

Shades of teal

Teal has the hex code #008080. It is a dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (0, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword teal.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

Teal (#008080) color codes

HEX	`#008080`
RGB	`rgb(0, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.25, -28.85, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.25, 30.07, 196.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.614, 16.995, 23.086)`
Decimal	`32896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Teal, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #008080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#008080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #008080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008080; }
.text { color: #008080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008080, #004080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #008080 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #008080?: #008080 is a dark, vivid cyan known as Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Teal?: The RGB value is 0, 128, 128: 0 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Teal?: The complementary color is #800000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.