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#156082North Atlantic Teal
CMYK profile: Coated FOGRA39 (Photoshop's default for Europe)
About this color
Calm confidence with quiet maritime authority
A compact, stormy teal that reads as deep blue with a cool green undertone and low luminance. It evokes focused calm and maritime confidence, like a lighthouse beam seen from a wet quay at dusk.
Designer tip
Use #156082 as a dominant header or panel color and pair it with a warm complementary accent (EA9F7D) for CTAs; on light backgrounds apply 18–22px semi-bold sans-serif headings for legibility and visual weight.
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How this color is used across different fields
- Enterprise SaaS dashboards
- Use as header bars and left-rail backgrounds to anchor complex interfaces and improve perceived data authority without high contrast strain.
- Luxury outerwear
- As a shell color for technical jackets it reads premium and outdoorsy, pairing well with matte hardware and leather trims.
- Boutique hotel lobbies
- Apply on accent walls and upholstery to create a calm, slightly nautical atmosphere that reads upscale yet approachable.
- Packaging for wellness supplements
- Works on labels to convey clinical credibility with an organic edge; use metallic or warm coral accents for premium contrast.
- Data visualization
- Use as a primary series color for line charts or map fills where you need a readable, saturated hue that remains legible against pale backgrounds.
Design guidance
Practical tips for using this color effectively in your designs
Do this
- Pair with a warm coral complementary (EA9F7D) for call-to-action accents to generate readable contrast.
- Use as a grounding large field (panels, rails) with light neutral type (D9D6D1) at 14–18px for body and 600 weight for headings.
- Introduce a muted warm texture (leather, unglazed ceramic) to prevent the color from feeling clinical in interiors.
Avoid this
- Don't place it on very dark navy backgrounds — low contrast reduces legibility and flattens depth.
- Avoid pairing with overly bright lime or neon greens which clash with the mature character of this teal.
- Don't use as the sole brand color for playful consumer goods where high-energy hues are needed.
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Industries and brand archetypes that align with this color
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Color pairing
Colors that complement and enhance this shade
#EA9F7D
Warm coral complementary contrast — creates energetic focal points (complementary harmony) ideal for CTAs and highlights.
#127A66
Analogous green-teal — deepens the botanical, natural feel and supports layered textures (analogous harmony).
#82156E
Muted magenta provides a sophisticated split/triadic pop that reads luxurious without clashing (triadic tension).
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Historical significance
The story and heritage of this color
Deep bluish-teal tones have roots in pigments and patinas formed by copper compounds and natural earths; artists historically achieved similar hues with mixtures of azurite, green earth, and later verdigris (copper acetate) for greenish-blues. True, stable teal-like pigments were rare before the 19th century and often appeared as the corrosion colors on copper or as expertly mixed glazes in manuscripts and ceramics.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, synthetic pigments (Prussian blue, then phthalocyanine blues and viridian) made reliable deep teal variants available to painters and textile dyers. The shade moved into decorative arts and architecture during Art Nouveau and later found a place in mid-century modern interiors as designers favored saturated yet muted hues that combined blue’s calm with green’s naturalism.
Today this specific saturation and depth has broad contemporary relevance: it’s popular in tech and wellness branding, outdoor apparel, and boutique interiors because it reads both modern and timeless. The advent of consistent pigments and digital color reproduction has cemented its use across physical and digital products where a maritime, trustworthy, and slightly botanical identity is desired.
Variations
The purpose of this section is to accurately produce tints (pure white added) and shades (pure black added) of your selected color in 10% increments.
Pro tip: Use shades for hover states and shadows, tints for highlights and backgrounds.
Shades
Darker variations created by adding black to your base color.
Tints
Lighter variations created by adding white to your base color.
Common use cases
- • UI component states (hover, active, disabled)
- • Creating depth with shadows and highlights
- • Building consistent color systems
Design system tip
These variations form the foundation of a cohesive color palette. Export them to maintain consistency across your entire project.
Color combinations
Each harmony has its own mood. Use harmonies to brainstorm color combos that work well together.
How to use
Click on any color to copy its hex value. These combinations are mathematically proven to create visual harmony.
Why it matters
Color harmonies create balance and evoke specific emotions in your designs.
Complement
A color and its opposite on the color wheel, +180 degrees of hue. High contrast.
Split-complementary
A color and two adjacent to its complement, +/-30 degrees of hue from the value opposite the main color. Bold like a straight complement, but more versatile.
Triadic
Three colors spaced evenly along the color wheel, each 120 degrees of hue apart. Best to allow one color to dominate and use the others as accents.
Analogous
Three colors of the same luminance and saturation with hues that are adjacent on the color wheel, 30 degrees apart. Smooth transitions.
Monochromatic
Three colors of the same hue with luminance values +/-50%. Subtle and refined.
Tetradic
Two sets of complementary colors, separated by 60 degrees of hue.
Color theory principles
Balance
Use one dominant color, support with secondary, and accent sparingly.
Contrast
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