Teal Blouses

Teal Blouses

What Skin Tone Can Wear Teal?

Teal is often called one of the most universally flattering colors, because it balances warm and cool. The green in it suits warm, golden and olive skin, while the blue in it suits cool, rosy and fair skin. Most people can find a teal that works.

The depth of the shade is where the choice lies. Fair skin with light hair looks lovely in a softer, lighter teal, which adds color without overwhelming. Medium and olive skin can carry a true mid teal beautifully.

Deep skin tones glow in rich, dark teal and bright jewel teal, which create a striking contrast. For mature skin, teal is especially kind: it brings color to the face and brightens the complexion without the harshness of black.

Eye color plays a part too. Teal makes green and hazel eyes look greener and blue eyes look brighter, and it gives brown eyes a warm, rich contrast, which is one more reason it suits so many people.

Silver and gray hair look wonderful with teal, and the shade can make both seem brighter. If your skin has a lot of redness, a teal with more blue helps calm it.

The same undertone logic applies to other colors too. Warm skin tends to prefer shades with a touch of yellow in them, and cool skin tends to prefer shades with a touch of blue, which is why teal, sitting in the middle, suits so many people.

What Colors Go With Teal, and Which Don't

White, cream and camel are the easiest partners, keeping teal fresh or warm. Navy and gray make it calm and polished. Denim is always an easy option.

For more color, teal and coral are a classic warm-cool pairing, and teal with mustard or yellow feels lively and cheerful. Soft pink and teal look pretty in spring. Teal also pairs well with rust and burgundy in fall.

A tonal look works too. A teal blouse with navy trousers, or with a deeper teal cardigan, stays within the blue-green family and feels calm and considered, a good choice when you want color without contrast.

A few colors are harder to wear with teal. Bright green can look like a near miss, and turquoise may compete rather than complement. Very bright purple can clash, and dull brown may make teal look muddy. For those, choose a softer or deeper version, or keep the second color to a small accent.

Gold jewelry warms teal up; silver keeps it cool and elegant. Both work, so choose the one that suits your skin.

Teal also makes a lovely base for prints. A teal ground with small white or coral flowers is easy to pair with jeans, and a teal paisley or leaf print adds interest without the full intensity of a solid color.

Dark Teal or Light Teal

Dark teal is rich and dressy, lovely for fall, winter and evenings. It pairs with black, charcoal and burgundy, and makes a flattering alternative to navy.

A dark teal blouse under a camel or gray coat is a warm, flattering choice for winter, and it looks polished at the office with charcoal trousers. With a black skirt and gold earrings, it is ready for an evening out.

Light teal is fresher and brighter, perfect for spring and summer, especially with white. Mid teal, the true blue-green in between, works across all seasons and is the easiest place to start. Light teal looks cheerful on vacation and at garden parties, and it sits among our summer blouses as a lively alternative to pastels.

Turquoise is teal's brighter, bluer cousin, lighter and more tropical in feel. For that shade, the turquoise blouses page is the place to look, and for a warm pairing, a coral or rust layer from our orange blouses works well over teal. A teal floral or leaf print is a gentle way to try the color, and many of our floral blouses feature it.