Bird Sighting
Teal
Anas crecca · Anatidae (Ducks, Swans and Geese)
01/01/2023 · Elton Hall Flash, Central area
- Date
- 01/01/2023
- Location
- Elton Hall Flash
- Recording area
- Central area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7246 5957
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7246 5957 53.13262, -2.41300 Open in OpenStreetMap
Teal in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 01/01/2021
- Last recorded
- 01/01/2026
- Places
- Elton Hall Flash
Other recent records
About the Teal
Teal is a dark cyan color. Its name comes from that of a bird, the Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) which has 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 with black or gray. It is also one of the first group of 16 HTML/CSS web colors. 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.
In North America, teal became a fad color during the 1990s, with many sports teams adopting it for their uniforms.
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