Teal is a greenish-blue color. Its name comes from that of a bird—the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)—which presents a similarly colored stripe on its head. The word is often used colloquially to refer to shades of cyan in general. It can be created by mixing cyan into a green base, or deepened as needed with black or gray. The complementary color of teal is pink. It is also one of the first group of 16 HTML/CSS web colors formulated in 1987. In the RGB model used to create colors on computer screens and televisions, teal is created by reducing the brightness of cyan to about one half. Teal was a fad color during the 1990s, with, among others, many sports teams adopting the color for their uniforms. Etymology The first recorded use of teal as a color name in English was in 1917. The term teal (referring to a sort of duck) is derived from the Middle English tele, a word akin to the Dutch taling and the Middle Low German telink. Variations Teal blue Teal blue is a medium tone of teal with more blue. The first recorded use of teal blue as a color name in English was in 1927. The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers. Teal was subsequently a heavily used color in the 1950s and 1960s. Teal blue is also the name of a Crayola crayon color (color #113) from 1990 to 2003. Teal green Teal green is a darker shade of teal with more green. It is a variable color averaging a dark bluish-green that is green, darker, and stronger than invisible green or pine tree. Teal green is most closely related to the Crayola crayon color Deep Space Sparkle. Deep sea green Deep sea green is one of the paint color manufactured & marketed by American paint company Benjamin Moore. In culture Aviation TEAL is the acronym for Tasman Empire Airways Limited, the forerunner of Air New Zealand, who used teal as their airline's signature color; it appeared not just on plane livery but promotional material and airline bags. When New Zealanders refer to ‘teal green,’ they are more likely referring to the airline color than the bird's color. Rapid transit Teal is the official color of Kochi Metro, the rapid transit system serving the city of