Palettes / Colors / #158E82

#158E82 — Teal

#158E82 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#158E82 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 #8E1521; it also sits naturally between #158E46 and #155E8E. 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 8% · Green 56% · Blue 51%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 44%

Previews

CSS code for #158E82

.text { color: #158E82; }
.background { background-color: #158E82; }
.border { border: 3px solid #158E82; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(21, 142, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 74%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #158E82; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(21, 142, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #158E82; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(21, 142, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#158E82">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#158E82">Div content here</div>

Shades of #158E82

Tints of #158E82

Tones of #158E82

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E1521:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #158E82: #000000.

How #158E82 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 #158E82 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #158E82?

#158E82 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 21, 142, 130). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #158E82?

#158E82 is RGB 21, 142, 130 — HSL 174°, 74%, 32% — CMYK 85%, 0%, 8%, 44%.

What colors go with #158E82?

Its complement is #8E1521; analogous partners are #158E46 and #155E8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #158E82 for text?

Black text on #158E82 has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.02:1.