Its name comes from that of a bird—the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)—which presents a similarly colored stripe on its head.

It can be created by mixing cyan into a green base, or deepened as needed with black or gray.

[5] The term teal (referring to a species of duck) is derived from the Middle English tele, a word akin to the Dutch taling and the Middle Low German telink.

[9] Teal green is most closely related to the Crayola crayon color Deep Space Sparkle.

[11] Flags Sports Computing Film TV series Academia Teal, along with Bronze, is the school color for Coastal Carolina University.