Teal hex code
Teal
#008080rgb(0, 128, 128)hsl(180, 100%, 25%)oklch(0.543 0.093 194.8)Teal is a deep, moderately saturated cyan — #008080, rgb(0, 128, 128), hue 180° at 100% saturation. The colours that go with teal are Charcoal, Crimson and Amber — each with the reason below, and the real palettes that pair them. As text it passes WCAG AA on white at 4.77:1, so it can be a body colour, not just a fill. 2 public brands use it in a role token.
Colors that go with Teal
Charcoal, Crimson and Amber lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for Teal: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Crimson #dc143c
complementaryshippedCrimson sits directly opposite Teal on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with Teal in 4 real palettes, including Beach Hut and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Cobalt Blue #0047ab
shippedDesigners have shipped Cobalt Blue with Teal: 6 real palettes, including Intel's brand system and Ink & Paper, as the lead colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with Teal: 5 real palettes, including Riverbed and Wellness, as the accent.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with Teal: 4 real palettes, including Warp's brand system and Deep Water, as the lead colour.
Denim #1560bd
shippedDesigners have shipped Denim with Teal: 12 real palettes, including Peacock and Intel's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with Teal: 5 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and Honda's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use Teal
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| Teal as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.77:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Aaon black | 4.4:1 | fail | pass | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with Teal as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
Teal reads as cool, vivid, dark. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #008080 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/008080-a2bbbe-d45994-1f272d-e9f1ed?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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