Teal Blue is a medium dark bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Cyan, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Teal Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Teal Blue is #01889F.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Teal Blue has 0%% Red, 53% Green, and 62% Blue.
Teal Blue has 189° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 62% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Teal Blue has 189° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 31% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Teal Blue has 99% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow, and 38% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#01889F |
|
RGB |
(1, 136, 159) |
(0%, 53%, 62%) |
HSV |
(189°, 99, 62) |
(52%, 99%, 62%) |
HSL |
(189°, 100, 31) |
(52%, 100%, 31%) |
CMYK |
(99, 14, 0, 38) |
(99%, 14%, 0%, 38%) |
The natural luminance of Teal Blue is 20%, which is low.
Teal Blue has a higher contrast with black than white.
Teal Blue and black have a 5.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Teal Blue and white have a 4.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
20% |
AA (5.0) |
insufficient (4.2) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Teal Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 16% Blue, 46% Cyan, 38% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
16%
Cyan
46%
Magenta
0%
Black
38%
White
0%
To mix Teal Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 54% Cyan, 8% Magenta, 38% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
54%
Magenta
8%
Yellow
0%
Black
38%
White
0%
Colors similar to Teal Blue are: Ocean, Blue Chill, Dark Cyan, Bondi Blue, and Teal. Ocean is darker than Teal Blue. Blue Chill is more cyan and paler than Teal Blue. Dark Cyan is more cyan than Teal Blue. Bondi Blue is lighter than Teal Blue. Teal is more green and lighter than Teal Blue.