Teal

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 4.77:1 contrast and passes AA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#008080sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(0, 128, 128)screen channels

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 25%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(100%, 0%, 0%, 50%)approximate process color

Tailwindteal-700nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAA4.77:1

Black textlarge text4.40:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#152E2E

#165555

#008080

#6DA8A7

#B4D0D0

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#008040

#008080

#004080

Triadic

#008080

#800080

#808000

Complement

#008080

#800000

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-teal: #008080;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-teal);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue196°

Lightness48 L*

Chroma30.1

Luminance0.170