Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind teal-300 #5EEAD4

Tailwind CSS v3's teal-300 is #5EEAD4. It is a pale soft cyan in the cyan family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.855, chroma 0.125 and hue 181.1°. The nearest CSS named color is turquoise (#40E0D0), ΔE2000 3.3 away.

Relative luminance
0.6598
OKLCH L · C · h
0.855 · 0.125 · 181.1
Best text
Black 14.19:1
Hue family
Cyan
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#5EEAD4 color codes

HEX
#5EEAD4
RGB
rgb(94, 234, 212)
HSL
hsl(171, 77%, 64%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.855 0.125 181.1)
OKLab
oklab(0.855 -0.125 -0.002)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 84.98, a* -42.94, b* -0.61
XYZ (D65)
X 45.92, Y 65.97, Z 72.59
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(60%, 0%, 9%, 8%)

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 #5EEAD4 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 14.19:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.47:1.

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

    14.19:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +81

  • White text on it

    1.47:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −25

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.47:1

  • As text on black

    14.19:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −80

  • As text on white

    1.47:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +22

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.47:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #008475 4.60:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.85 to 0.55 reaches 4.60:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #5EEAD4 14.19:1

    It already reaches 14.19:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #5EEAD4 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 #5EEAD4

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #5EEAD4 sits at step 200.

  1. 50#D8FFF7
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.56
  2. 100#A8FFEE
    White
    1.15
    Black
    18.20
  3. 200This color#5EEAD4
    White
    1.47
    Black
    14.19
  4. 300#55D6C2
    White
    1.78
    Black
    11.78
  5. 400#1FBAA6
    White
    2.43
    Black
    8.63
  6. 500#009C8A
    White
    3.43
    Black
    6.12
  7. 600#008172
    White
    4.79
    Black
    4.38
  8. 700#00675B
    White
    6.79
    Black
    3.09
  9. 800#004B42
    White
    10.07
    Black
    2.08
  10. 900#00312A
    White
    14.25
    Black
    1.47
  11. 950#001B17
    White
    17.96
    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. 300This color#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. 600#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 #5EEAD4 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.154; #5EEAD4 uses 81% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.209 there: 35% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.125
sRGB edge
0.154
Display P3 edge
0.209
Rec. 2020 edge
0.333
Dominant wavelength
497 nm
Excitation purity
22%
Chromaticity
x 0.2489, y 0.3576
  • This color#5EEAD4
  • Most vivid in sRGB#00EFD5
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.855 0.209 181.1)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #5eead4;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0 0.9591 0.8464); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #5EEAD4

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%#AFF5EA
  • OKLab50%#BAF5E9
  • OKLCH50%#BAF5E9

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#2F756A
  • OKLab50%#1F5A51
  • OKLCH50%#1F5A51

Its complement #FFB9CC

  • sRGB50%#AFD2D0
  • OKLab50%#C2D4D0
  • OKLCH50%#E9CD7D
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #5eead4, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #5eead4 50%, white);

In use

#5EEAD4 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, 4.5:114.19:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.47:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.47:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.47:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #008475 4.60:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:114.19:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:112.66:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:112.66:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:112.66:1 Passes

Color vision

How #5EEAD4 looks with color blindness

Deuteranopia changes it most, ΔE2000 25.1; tritanopia changes it least, 4.7.

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

    #E0DDD3 ΔE2000 24.2

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #CBCED6 ΔE2000 25.1

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #00EEE3 ΔE2000 4.7

    Close match

    Reads as pale soft cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #D4D4D4 ΔE2000 24.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #FFB9CC. Their lightness contrast is only 1.08:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#5EEAD4 · #FFB9CC53.2Stays distinct
Protanopia#E0DDD3 · #C2C5CD10.8Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#CBCED6 · #D2D1CB7.2Harder to tell apart
Tritanopia#00EEE3 · #FFB5BF53.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4 · #CCCCCC1.9Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #5EEAD4

Its complement is #FFB9CC, a pale muted 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#5EEAD4
  • Complement#FFB9CC

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#8FE7A5
  • Base#5EEAD4
  • +30°#55E5FE

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#5EEAD4
  • +120°#D9C3FF
  • +240°#FFC18C

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#5EEAD4
  • +150°#FFB1F5
  • +210°#FFBDB0

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

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

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-teal-300: #5eead4;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as teal-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        teal: { 300: '#5eead4' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own teal-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-teal-300: oklch(0.855 0.125 181.1);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "teal-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.3686, 0.9176, 0.8314],
        "hex": "#5eead4"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 teal-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let teal300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.369, green: 0.918, blue: 0.831, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Teal300 = Color(0xFF5EEAD4)
}

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 #5EEAD4 in the tools

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