Teal
Benjamin Moore 663
- HEX
- #44BCB7
- RGB
- 68, 188, 183
- LAB
- 69.9, -34.0, -7.3
- LRV
- ≈ 41
- Family
- Turquoise, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 6027 Light Green
With an LRV of about 41, Teal is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Teal in other brands
- Teal Blast Asian Paints 7503 Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.1
- Carribean Sea Nippon Paint NP BGG 2718D Turquoise Very close ΔE 1.9
- Turquoise Tint Valspar 5006-10B Turquoise Very close ΔE 2.0
- Tint Of Turquoise PPG 1232-5 Turquoise Very close ΔE 2.0
- Tint Of Turquoise Glidden PPG1232-5 Turquoise Very close ΔE 2.0
- Swagger Kelly-Moore KM5049-3 Turquoise Close ΔE 2.0
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as turquoise
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
- Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Teal warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of -7.3 and a value of -34.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Asian Paints color to Teal?
Teal Blast (7503), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Teal?
≈ 41. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.