#008080 - Teal

The hexadecimal color code #008080 corresponds to the color "Teal", which is a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,00 level), green (at 0,50 level) and blue (at 0,50 level). Its brightness is 25% and its saturation is 100%. It is composed of red at 0%, green at 50% and blue at 50%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

180
100
25
Official nameTeal
Shade of Blue
Color name in French Bleu sarcelle
Hex Code #008080
RGB Code rgb( 0 , 128 , 128)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 0.0% , 50.2% , 50.2% )
HSLhsl( 180 , 100% , 25% )
Complementary
Color
#FF7F7F


Variations of #008080 (Bleu sarcelle)

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #008080 is the color #E5F2F2

Teal

#008080

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #000C0C.

Teal

#008080

Other Shades of Blue

Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #FF7F7F is the color exactly opposite to #008080 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

Teal

#008080

Triadic palette



Uses of #008080 in CSS

When using #008080 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #008080 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #008080 with its official name: Teal. You can then write in CSS "background: Teal " for a background of #008080.

#008080 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #008080;  }

div{ background: Teal; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #008080;  }

div{ color: Teal; }

Border

#008080 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #008080;  }

div{ border: 3px solid Teal; }

Shadow

#008080 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #008080; }

div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px Teal; }

Note:
In CSS, the color code #008080 can be replaced with its official name "".

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