- Teal (color)
Teal, also called teal blue, is a medium to dark
blue ishgreen color of low saturation; a darkcyan . The color gets its name from the fact that it surrounds the eyes of the common teal, a member of theduck family. Thecomplementary color of teal is coral pink.Teal
infobox color|textcolor=white
title= Teal
hex= 008080
r= 0|g=128|b=128|rgbspace=sRGB
source=HTML/CSS [http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords] ] The color teal is displayed at right.Teal is one of the initial group of 17 HTML/CSS web colors formulated in
1987 , shown below.The first recorded use of "Teal" as a color name in English was in 1917. [ Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 205; color sample of Teal: Page 101 Plate 39 Color Sample L7]
Medium teal blue
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title= Medium Teal Blue
hex= 0054B4
r= 0|g=84|b=180|rgbspace=sRGB
source= unknownMedium teal blue is displayed at right. It is a medium shade of teal with more blue.
Teal in human culture
Computer s
* InWindows 95 teal is the default background color.Internet
* In an online vote, Teal was voted the most popular shade of blue just ahead ofcornflower blue .Sexuality
* In the bandana code of thegay leather subculture , wearing a tealbandana means that one's sexual fetish is cock and ball torture. [ Card showing list of bandana colors and their meanings, available at Image Leather, 2199 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94114 ] [ [http://www.GayCityUSA.com/hankycodes.htm Gay City USA Hanky Code] ]Sports
* TheSan Jose Sharks of theNational Hockey League use teal as their main color. TheirAmerican Hockey League farm teamWorcester Sharks also play in teal.
* TheJacksonville Jaguars of theNational Football League use teal as their primary color. TheMiami Dolphins use a teal-like color called "aqua green".
* TheNew Orleans Hornets of theNational Basketball Association use teal as their primary color.
* ThePort Adelaide Power 's main color is teal. It is the only team in theAustralian Football League to use teal.
*Major League Baseball 'sSeattle Mariners use teal as a secondary color, calling it "northwest green." TheFlorida Marlins are nicknamed "The Boys in Teal."Video Games
* TheNintendo Game Boy is a small handheld video game system which is available in a pale tint of teal.
* Teal is a choice of team color in manyvideo games .References
See also
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List of colors
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