48
#18A0A0
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Teal

Chen Rui Teal & Aqua cool

Chen Rui 48 Teal is a dark vivid teal alcohol marker in the Teal & Aqua family. It sits in the mid-dark value range, making it well-suited for tropical water, turquoise, sea glass. Cool undertones make it well-suited to shadows, skies, and atmospheric depth.

Teal & Aqua family Cool temperature 36% lightness
Tropical waterTurquoiseSea glassAqua accentsOcean
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Teal
Color Family
Teal & Aqua
Temperature
Cool
Lightness
36%
Saturation
74%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Teal & Aqua family — layer from shadow to highlight for smooth gradients.

Shadow Side
50
Dark Teal L24%
49
Deep Teal L29%
Current Marker
48
Teal L36%
Highlight Side
47
Medium Aqua L45%
46
Aqua L55%

Works Well With

Highlights
46
Aqua
+19 lightness
56
Aqua Blue
+25 lightness
45
Light Aqua
+30 lightness
44
Very Light Aqua
+41 lightness
Shadows
50
Dark Teal
-12 lightness
51
Darker Teal
-18 lightness
52
Darkest Teal
-22 lightness
Analogous Colors
56
Aqua Blue
16° hue shift
CG6
Cool Gray 6
20° hue shift
CG3
Cool Gray 3
22° hue shift
CG4
Cool Gray 4
22° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

GG3
Green Gray 3
opposite hue
0
Colorless Blender
opposite hue
3
Neutral Black
opposite hue
102
Salmon Red
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where 48 fits the color story by mood and hue.

🌧 Rainy Noir
Wet pavement. Cold neon. Shadows that remember.
Cinematic
🏨 Retro Motel
Teal sign blinking. Amber window. Route 66 at 2am.
Cinematic
🕹 Neon Arcade
CRT cabinets pulsing magenta and cyan onto a carpet you can't see in the dark.
Environment
⚡ Anxiety Strobe
Emergency cyan and ambulance red colliding under a fluorescent that won't hold still.
Emotional
🌸 Art Nouveau
Deep teal structure. Gold leaf accent. Organic everywhere.
Art Style
🐠 Aquarium Glow
Deep blue tank. Teal light column. Something moves in dark.
Lighting
🍽 Tungsten Café
Late-night diner at last call; tungsten overhead, mint booth vinyl, chrome catching everything at once.
Environment
🖨 Risograph Print
Two-pass riso: fluorescent coral over teal, misregistered just enough to make the overlap chartreuse.
Art Style

Similar Colors in Teal & Aqua

49
Deep Teal
deep vivid teal
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43
Pale Aqua
pale teal
#C8F0EC
44
Very Light Aqua
pale teal
#A0E8E0
45
Light Aqua
light teal
#78D8D0
46
Aqua
mid teal
#50C8C0
47
Medium Aqua
mid teal
#30B8B0
50
Dark Teal
deep vivid teal
#087070
51
Darker Teal
deep vivid teal
#065858

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