Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind teal-600 #0D9488

Tailwind CSS v3's teal-600 is #0D9488. It is a soft cyan in the cyan family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.600, chroma 0.104 and hue 184.7°. The nearest CSS named color is darkcyan (#008B8B), ΔE2000 5.5 away.

Relative luminance
0.2304
OKLCH L · C · h
0.600 · 0.104 · 184.7
Best text
Black 5.60:1
Hue family
Cyan
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#0D9488 color codes

HEX
#0D9488
RGB
rgb(13, 148, 136)
HSL
hsl(175, 84%, 32%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.600 0.104 184.7)
OKLab
oklab(0.600 -0.103 -0.009)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 55.11, a* -35.15, b* -2.94
XYZ (D65)
X 15.20, Y 23.04, Z 26.93
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(91%, 0%, 8%, 42%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #0D9488 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 5.60:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.74:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    5.60:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +39

  • White text on it

    3.74:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −69

  • As text on black

    5.60:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −37

  • As text on white

    3.74:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +64

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #00857A 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.60 to 0.56 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #0D9488 5.60:1

    It already reaches 5.60:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #0D9488 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #0D9488

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #0D9488 sits at step 500.

  1. 50#D7FFF9
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.56
  2. 100#A8FEF2
    White
    1.15
    Black
    18.12
  3. 200#8EECDF
    White
    1.38
    Black
    15.21
  4. 300#6DD2C5
    White
    1.79
    Black
    11.67
  5. 400#47B6A9
    White
    2.46
    Black
    8.53
  6. 500This color#0D9488
    White
    3.74
    Black
    5.60
  7. 600#008076
    White
    4.82
    Black
    4.34
  8. 700#00665E
    White
    6.85
    Black
    3.06
  9. 800#004B44
    White
    10.04
    Black
    2.08
  10. 900#00312C
    White
    14.23
    Black
    1.47
  11. 950#001B18
    White
    17.94
    Black
    1.16

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 teal scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#F0FDFA
    White
    1.04
    Black
    20.13
  2. 100#CCFBF1
    White
    1.12
    Black
    18.63
  3. 200#99F6E4
    White
    1.26
    Black
    16.65
  4. 300#5EEAD4
    White
    1.47
    Black
    14.19
  5. 400#2DD4BF
    White
    1.86
    Black
    11.28
  6. 500#14B8A6
    White
    2.48
    Black
    8.43
  7. 600This color#0D9488
    White
    3.74
    Black
    5.60
  8. 700#0F766E
    White
    5.47
    Black
    3.83
  9. 800#115E59
    White
    7.58
    Black
    2.76
  10. 900#134E4A
    White
    9.47
    Black
    2.21
  11. 950#042F2E
    White
    14.47
    Black
    1.45

Gamut

How vivid #0D9488 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.106; #0D9488 uses 98% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.143 there: 35% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.104
sRGB edge
0.106
Display P3 edge
0.143
Rec. 2020 edge
0.229
Dominant wavelength
495 nm
Excitation purity
27%
Chromaticity
x 0.2332, y 0.3535
  • This color#0D9488
  • Most vivid in sRGB#009488
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.600 0.143 184.7)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #0d9488;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0 0.5939 0.5442); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #0D9488

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#86CAC4
  • OKLab50%#99C9C2
  • OKLCH50%#99C9C2

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#074A44
  • OKLab50%#023631
  • OKLCH50%#023631

Its complement #B46478

  • sRGB50%#617C80
  • OKLab50%#808080
  • OKLCH50%#947F2B
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #0d9488, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #0d9488 50%, white);

In use

#0D9488 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:15.60:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.74:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:13.74:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.74:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #00857A 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:15.60:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.00:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:15.00:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.00:1 Passes

Color vision

How #0D9488 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 24.4; tritanopia changes it least, 2.2.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #8C8B88 ΔE2000 23.2

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #7C7F89 ΔE2000 24.4

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #009790 ΔE2000 2.2

    Close match

    Reads as soft cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #848484 ΔE2000 23.0

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #B46478. Their lightness contrast is only 1.11:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#0D9488 · #B4647852.9Stays distinct
Protanopia#8C8B88 · #71737910.5Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#7C7F89 · #85827611.9Stays distinct
Tritanopia#009790 · #C05D6B54.3Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#848484 · #7C7C7C3.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #0D9488

Its complement is #B46478, a soft pink, on the warm side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#0D9488
  • Complement#B46478

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#479264
  • Base#0D9488
  • +30°#0C8FA7

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#0D9488
  • +120°#8E70B2
  • +240°#AB7237

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#0D9488
  • +150°#A66899
  • +210°#B56855

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-teal-600: #0d9488;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as teal-600;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        teal: { 600: '#0d9488' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own teal-600; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-teal-600: oklch(0.600 0.104 184.7);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "teal-600": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.051, 0.5804, 0.5333],
        "hex": "#0d9488"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 teal-600"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let teal600 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.051, green: 0.580, blue: 0.533, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Teal600 = Color(0xFF0D9488)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #0D9488 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.