Teal is one of the color families shipped with this release. Blue-green balance — calm precision..
Shades#
100200300400500600700800900950
Palette table#
| Shade | Class fragment | Value | Best role |
|---|---|---|---|
100 | teal-100 | #f0fdfa | Very light — section backgrounds, badges on light UI, tinted code blocks. |
200 | teal-200 | #ccfbf1 | Light — borders on light themes, dividers with personality, chip backgrounds. |
300 | teal-300 | #99f6e4 | Soft — secondary borders, disabled states with color, placeholder decorations. |
400 | teal-400 | #5eead4 | Medium-light — icons on dark surfaces, decorative accents, chart lines. |
500 | teal-500 | #2dd3bf | The primary step — buttons, links, brand fills, key interactive elements. |
600 | teal-600 | #14b8a6 | Hover step — hover states for 500 elements, or primary on very light UIs. |
700 | teal-700 | #0d9488 | Active step — pressed states, emphasized text on light tinted backgrounds. |
800 | teal-800 | #0f766e | Dark — text on light palettes, headers in tinted sections, dark UI fills. |
900 | teal-900 | #115e59 | Very dark — deep section backgrounds, high-contrast text carriers. |
950 | teal-950 | #134e4a | Darkest — near-black tinted backgrounds, hero surfaces, footer tones. |
Use it#
<div class="bg-teal-500 text-white p-6 rounded-xl">Teal surface</div>
<p class="text-teal-600 dark:text-teal-400">Adaptive text</p>
<div class="border border-teal-200 dark:border-teal-800 bg-teal-50 dark:bg-teal-950 p-4 rounded-lg">Panel</div>Per-usage guides#
Teal textstext-teal-* in practice.Teal backgroundsbg-teal-* in practice.Teal bordersborder-teal-* in practice.Teal gradientsfrom-teal-* in practice.
Contrast#
Flip point: shades 50–400 want dark text (text-slate-900); shades 500+ (approx.) want white text. Verify with the accessibility/color-contrast|contrast guide.
Related palettes#
colors/green|green · colors/cyan|cyan · colors/color-pairing|Pairing recipes