Cyan vs. Teal

Cyan vs. Teal — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cyan and Teal

Cyannoun

A colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.

Tealnoun

(countable) Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.

Cyanadjective

Of the colour cyan.

Tealnoun

A dark, somewhat bluish-green colour; a dark cyan.

Cyannoun

a blue-green that is one of the primary pigments

Tealadjective

Having a bluish-green colour

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Cyanadjective

a bluish shade of green

Tealnoun

a shade of green tinged with blue;

they painted it a light shade of bluish green

Tealnoun

any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America

Tealadjective

a bluish shade of green