Teal #008080

Teal is named after the Eurasian teal, a small duck whose male has a blue-green patch around the eye. The color sits between blue's calm and green's freshness, which gives it a balanced, steady feel. Teal is also one of the 16 original HTML color names.

It's also a color with eras. Teal defined a lot of early 1990s style, from sportswear to cars to team logos, and it shows up in mid-century interiors too. Today it's common on websites and in homes as a color that feels bold but still calm. Mid-century teal often appeared alongside mustard and orange.

Teal ribbons are used for ovarian cancer awareness, so the color also appears in health and charity campaigns. In general people read teal as clear and trustworthy.

Teal is versatile for tech, healthcare, finance, travel, and creative brands. White text reads well on it, so it works for buttons, headers, and banners. On white backgrounds it's dark enough for links and headings. It pairs well with coral and orange, which sit near its opposite on the color wheel, and with mustard, cream, and gray for a softer palette. In interiors, teal velvet sofas, kitchen cabinets, and tiles work well with brass and warm wood. In social graphics, teal backgrounds make white headlines easy to read.