Palettes / Colors / #008080

#008080 — Deep Vivid Teal

#008080 is the named color Teal. It belongs to the teal family.

#008080 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #800000; it also sits naturally between #008040 and #004080. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 50% · Blue 50%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%

Previews

CSS code for #008080

.text { color: #008080; }
.background { background-color: #008080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #008080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 128, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 100%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #008080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 128, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #008080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 128, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#008080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#008080">Div content here</div>

Shades of #008080

Tints of #008080

Tones of #008080

Color harmonies

Complementary — #800000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #008080: #FFFFFF.

How #008080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #008080 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #00807F  ·  #008081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #008080?

#008080 is Deep Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 0, 128, 128). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #008080?

#008080 is RGB 0, 128, 128 — HSL 180°, 100%, 25% — CMYK 100%, 0%, 0%, 50%.

What colors go with #008080?

Its complement is #800000; analogous partners are #008040 and #004080. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #008080 for text?

White text on #008080 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.40:1.