Tailwind CSS v4 default palette
Tailwind teal-200: #96F7E4
In Tailwind CSS v4, teal-200 is defined as --color-teal-200: oklch(91% 0.096 180.426), which is #96F7E4 in hex and rgb(150, 247, 228): a very light, moderately saturated cyan. In Tailwind v3, teal-200 was #99F6E4.
In OKLCH, teal-200 has a lightness of 91.0%, chroma 0.096 and hue 180.4°.
The value fits inside sRGB, so the hex #96F7E4 represents it without loss on any screen.
In v3, teal-200 was #99F6E4. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.3 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
Tailwind teal is a blue-green between emerald and cyan, often used as a calm brand accent.
Color codes for teal-200
| Tailwind v4 token | --color-teal-200 |
|---|---|
| OKLCH (source value) | oklch(91% 0.096 180.426) |
| HEX | #96F7E4 |
| RGB | rgb(150, 247, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 86%, 78%) |
| HWB | hwb(168 59% 3%) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(39%, 0%, 8%, 3%) |
| Decimal | 9,893,860 |
| Tailwind v3 hex | #99F6E4 |
| Utility classes | bg-teal-200, text-teal-200, border-teal-200 |
Tailwind teal scale
Contrast and accessibility
On teal-200, black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.25:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on teal-200 | 16.72:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 91.0 |
| White text on teal-200 | 1.25:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −14.5 |
| Teal-200 text on white | 1.25:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 12.6 |
| Teal-200 text on black | 16.72:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −91.4 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes var(--color-teal-200) with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-teal-200), white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#9bf7e5 - 15%
#a6f8e8 - 25%
#b0f9eb - 35%
#bbfaed - 45%
#c5fbf0 - 55%
#d0fbf3 - 65%
#dafcf6 - 75%
#e5fdf8 - 85%
#effefb - 95%
#fafffe
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#8febd9 - 15%
#80d2c2 - 25%
#71b9ab - 35%
#62a194 - 45%
#53887d - 55%
#446f67 - 65%
#355650 - 75%
#263e39 - 85%
#172522 - 95%
#080c0b
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, teal-200's complementary color is #FFCDDF (close to pink), its analogous colors are #B3F4C0 and #90F3FF, and its triadic partners are #E9D6FF and #FFD5A7. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #ffcddf |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #b3f4c0#90f3ff |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #e9d6ff#ffd5a7 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #ffcbff#ffd1c6 |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
Tailwind teal-200 is a cool color: its hue is 168° on the HSL wheel, in the green, blue and violet range that is conventionally called cool.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Nearest CSS named colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| paleturquoise | #afeeee | 3.9 |
| aquamarine | #7fffd4 | 4.1 |
| powderblue | #b0e0e6 | 6.5 |
Nearest Tailwind v4 colors
| Color | HEX | ΔE OK |
|---|---|---|
| emerald-200 | #a4f4cf | 2.7 |
| cyan-200 | #a2f4fd | 4.1 |
| green-200 | #b9f8cf | 4.3 |
Code snippets
<div class="bg-teal-200 text-black">...</div>
<p class="text-teal-200 border-teal-200">...</p>.element {
color: var(--color-teal-200);
background-color: oklch(91% 0.096 180.426);
border-color: #96f7e4;
outline-color: rgb(150 247 228);
}import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let teal200 = Color(red: 0.588, green: 0.969, blue: 0.894)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Teal200 = Color(0xFF96F7E4)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const teal200 = Color(0xFF96F7E4);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="teal_200">#96F7E4</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for Tailwind teal-200?
- In Tailwind CSS v4, teal-200 is oklch(91% 0.096 180.426), which converts to #96F7E4 (rgb(150, 247, 228)) in sRGB. In Tailwind v3 the same name was #99F6E4.
- What is the difference between teal-200 in Tailwind v3 and v4?
- v3 used the hex #99F6E4; v4 redefined the palette in OKLCH as oklch(91% 0.096 180.426). In v3, teal-200 was #99F6E4. The v4 value is ΔE OK 0.3 away, below the point where most people can tell them apart.
- How do I use teal-200 in plain CSS?
- Tailwind v4 defines every palette color as a theme variable, so in CSS you write var(--color-teal-200). By default Tailwind only emits the variables your project uses; @theme static emits all of them.
- Can you use white text on teal-200?
- White text on teal-200 has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 16.72:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −14.5 for white and Lc 91.0 for black.
- Which CSS named color is closest to teal-200?
- The closest is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at ΔE OK 3.9, followed by aquamarine and powderblue.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.