Nearest-color comparison

Peacock Teal vs Teal

Peacock Teal and Teal are different cyan colors with HEX values #00827F and #008080. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 2.2, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Peacock Teal and Teal are very close colors. Peacock Teal is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Peacock Teal#00827F

Teal#008080

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Peacock Teal and Teal across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance2.2

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.005

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorPeacock Teal

More saturatedPeacock Teal

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

cyan color

Peacock Teal

Peacock Teal is #00827F, a cool cyan color with balanced character. Compared with Teal, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#00827F RGB0, 130, 127 HSL179, 100, 25 CMYK100, 0, 2, 49 Luminance0.175 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

cyan color

Teal

Teal is #008080, a cool cyan color with balanced and vibrant character. Compared with Peacock Teal, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for healthcare, saas, and accent colors, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#008080 RGB0, 128, 128 HSL180, 100, 25 CMYK100, 0, 0, 50 Luminance0.17 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Peacock Teal or Teal

Choose Peacock TealPeacock Teal is better when the design needs balanced cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00827F.

Choose TealTeal is better when the design needs balanced and vibrant cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008080.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPeacock TealTeal

HEX#00827F#008080

RGB0, 130, 1270, 128, 128

HSL179, 100, 25180, 100, 25

CMYK100, 0, 2, 49100, 0, 0, 50

FamilyCyanCyan

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneBalancedBalanced, Vibrant

Luminance0.1750.17

Black contrast4.5:14.4:1

White contrast4.67:14.77:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Peacock Tealwhite text - 4.67:1

Tealwhite text - 4.77:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Peacock Teal#00827F

Teal#008080

#00DBD8#00DBD8

#00DBDB#00DBDB

#800002#800002

Maroon#800000

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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Differences

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    "saturation": 0,
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  },
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  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
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  "moreSaturatedColor": "Peacock Teal"
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Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Peacock Teal",
      "background": "#00827F",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.67
    },
    {
      "color": "Teal",
      "background": "#008080",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.77
    }
  ]
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Teal is better when the design needs balanced and vibrant cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008080.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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