Teal

The first recorded use of teal as a color name in English was in 1917. 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. ==Variations==

Teal blue Teal blue is a medium tone of teal with more blue. The first recorded use of teal blue as a colour name in English was in 1927. ==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 Kochi in India. Flags • The flag of Hungary contains a greenish-teal horizontal stripe. • The flag of Mozambique contains a greenish-teal horizontal stripe. • The teal stripe in the flag of Sri Lanka represents Sri Lankan Muslims. ;Business: A Teal organisation is an emerging organisational paradigm. ;Military: Armies that used feldgrau, cadet gray and similar shades of grayish green for field uniforms in the late 19th and early 20th century commonly used more saturated color for officers, often tending on teal. The armed forces of the Netherlands used teal field uniforms up to the 2nd World War. Some of the modern parade uniforms of the Russian Armed Forces are also teal, though named "wave-green" in the service. Sports • Teal is the jersey color of the Belfast Giants. The color was chosen to be a neutral color in the often heated sporting environments of Belfast. The Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL also feature teal in their team colors. Teal is also worn by the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA. The Detroit Pistons also wore teal as part of their uniforms from the 1996-97 to 2000-01 seasons. • The Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL use teal as one of their primary colors. The Miami Dolphins use a variation called Aqua as their primary color. The Philadelphia Eagles also use a variation called Midnight Green. • Two teams in Major League Baseball use the color teal. The Seattle Mariners use a variant known as "Northwest Green" as one of their primary colors while the Arizona Diamondbacks use teal as an alternate color. • In the National Hockey League, the San Jose Sharks use a variation called Deep Pacific Teal as their primary color. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim used a variation of teal known as Jade as a primary color until 2006 when the team was rebranded to the Anaheim Ducks. The color is still used today on the team's alternate uniform. • The Penrith Panthers of the NRL used in the early 2000s teal as a secondary color. • The Griquas of the Currie Cup use teal as primary color (although is officially defined peacock blue). ;Foods: Gummy bears are commonly teal. ;Social and political: Represents intersectionality of those who reflect on equality and social justice for all marginalized groups and misunderstood groups such as women, LGBTQ+, people of color, the homeless, persons with mental illness (e.g., PTSD, depression), the poor and other groups that go under represented or devalued in the US. Computing • Windows 95 featured a teal-colored default wallpaper. ;Religion: The Hermit Intercessors of the Lamb, a Christian contemplation group in the state of Nebraska, wears habits with a teal scapular to symbolize intercession between heaven (blue) and earth. Originally organised as a Roman Catholic association, it was suppressed in 2010 by the Archbishop of Omaha, who directed members to cease wearing the scapular in Church activities. ;Politics: In Australia, the color teal, and the term "teal independents", have become associated with a group of independent candidates in the 2022 Australian federal election who campaigned on a platform highlighting the importance of climate change action, tackling corruption in politics, and gender equality. These candidates are largely supported by Climate 200 and are often referred to by the media as 'teals' because that color is a blend of the blue of the Liberal Party and a green signifying green politics. ;Art history: Green pigments for paints and fabric dyes were difficult to obtain from nature in the past, thus they were rarely employed in clothes or heraldic emblems. While green may have been blended with blue and yellow paints, mixing dissimilar substances was frowned upon due to suspicion of alchemy. Only during the early Renaissance did the superstitious custom fade away, and in the late eighteenth century, the German Swedish scientist Carl Wilhelm Scheele found new copper greens. ==Nature==

Insects: Some dragonflies are cyan or teal. ==See also==