#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
Variations of #008080 (Bleu sarcelle)
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #008080 is the color #E5F2F2
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #000C0C.
Other Shades of Blue
Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .
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
div{ background: #008080; }
div{ background: Teal; }
Colored text
div{ color: #008080; }
div{ color: Teal; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #008080; }
div{ border: 3px solid Teal; }
Shadow
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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