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DictionarytealGreenish-blue color
noun / adjective

teal

TEEL/tiːl/

A greenish-blue color.

The watercolor leaves a broad teal stroke with a distinctly greenish-blue hue.

An open watercolor pan filled with unmistakably greenish-blue teal pigment, beside a broad freshly painted teal brushstroke on white paper.
Etymology
tealMiddle Englishsmall freshwater duck

Middle English tele named a small freshwater duck. The greenish-blue color takes its name from the duck’s head and wing markings; the bird name’s earlier origin is uncertain.

In context

scottsdaleartschool16:03
from turquoise to teal and then the deep blue is it's just magnificent in the middle
Anne Connor: Late Rococo Paintings and Rococo Furniture and Art in France

More examples

  • She chooses teal for the kitchen walls.
  • His teal shirt looks great with gray pants.
  • The designer compares several teals before choosing a paint color.

Forms

teal · teals

Similar words

turquoise
Usually brighter and lighter than the deeper color teal.
aqua
Typically lighter and less muted than most teal shades.