Teal is the CSS named color #008080 — rgb(0, 128, 128), hsl(180, 100%, 25%). Its relative luminance is 0.170, giving 4.77:1 against white and 4.40:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #008080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(0, 128, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 25%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.1700 |
| Contrast on white | 4.77:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 4.40:1 large text only |
Built by mixing teal toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
teal is #008080, which is rgb(0, 128, 128) and hsl(180, 100%, 25%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Teal has a relative luminance of 0.170 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 4.77:1; against black, 4.40:1.
teal reaches 4.77:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.