Teal Green (#00827F)

The hex code for Teal Green is #00827F. It is rgb(0, 130, 127) in RGB, hsl(179, 100%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 49%) in CMYK — a dark teal. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#00827F

HEX#00827F

RGBrgb(0, 130, 127)

HSLhsl(179, 100%, 25%)

HSVhsv(179, 100%, 51%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.094 191.9)

LABlab(48.62% -31.48 -7.45)

LCHlch(48.62% 32.35 193.31)

Colors Closest to Teal Green

Teal Green is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Teal#008080ΔE 1.98 Dark Cyan#008B8BΔE 3.97 Pine Green#01796FΔE 5.55 Skobeloff#007474ΔE 5.99 Viridian Green#009698ΔE 8.39 Myrtle Green#317873ΔE 8.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#00827F Channel Values

How Teal Green breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 130 · B 127	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 179° · S 100% · L 25%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 179° · S 100% · V 51%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 49%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Teal Green background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.67:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #00827F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Teal Green

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Teal Green; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Teal Green

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Teal Green Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#00827F

Protanopia#77777F

Protanomaly#5E7C7F

Deuteranopia#6C6C81

Deuteranomaly#547580

Tritanopia#058282

Tritanomaly#038281

Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #00827F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--teal-green: #00827F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #00827F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'teal-green': '#00827F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.510, blue: 0.498)

Android XML<color name="teal_green">#00827F</color>

SVG fillfill="#00827F"

More Teal Colors

Teal Green sits in the tealfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

00849d 008080 0087bd 007d80 008b8b 007ba7 008ebd 007a7a 0092b8 00786f 0093af 007595 00bcff 072725 132020 205d65 2f4f4f 46ecd5 5f9ea0 82c3d9 a3fdff c2ffff def7f6 004242

#00827F Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Teal Green?

The hex code for Teal Green is #00827F. That is rgb(0, 130, 127) in RGB, hsl(179, 100%, 25%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 49%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #00827F?

#00827F is rgb(0, 130, 127) — red 0, green 130, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #00827F?

#00827F converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 0%, 2%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #00827F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #00827F scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #00827F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #00827F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 1.98, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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