Teal is a deceptively flexible colour. Yes, it’s a fence-sitter. It can’t decide whether it’s blue or green – but somehow this works to its advantage when pairing it with others. Whatever you pair it with though, there’s no denying it a part of the spotlight. Teal is a colour to be looked at and envied, as Tiffany’s shows us so well.
So here’s some pairs for teal. Colours that hold their own next to some strong competition.
Red + Teal
I love this combo. It’s a bit retro. I’ve seen these colours used in lots of kids products, party decorations and clothing – it’s a great gender-neutral palette that’s fun and bright.
Navy + Teal
Safer, but very pleasing. It makes a flighty teal more serious, more appropriate for a corporate scene. Navy goes with just about anything, but it is a little bit more lovely with teal by its side.
Brown + Teal
Brown and teal are pretty classic – and there are many shades of brown that work with teal. I like the contrast of warm/cool and the brown edging towards khaki.
Green + Teal
In my eyes, for this combination to work well it’s best to let one colour dominate over the other. It could go either way, but I prefer teal staying the hero with accents of green.
Neutral + Teal
Neutrals by definition should go with just about everything. I find teal and white together (though also a classic combination) are hard to pull off well – I prefer using an off-white, bone, pale mushroom or sand, it gives your palette more depth.
Grass/lime green + Teal
Using green with teal pushes it over the blue fence, which is a relief for the indecisive among us. Yellow-greens generally work well with teal, but beware the execution. The wrong shade (or the wrong percentages) can look clashing.
Purple + Teal
These two were born to be together. Look at them. They’ll have beautiful children.
Like some more teal? Here’s another teal palette, and another one here.
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