#115E59 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS teal-800 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#115E59 is a dark, vivid cyan. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class teal-800 (e.g. bg-teal-800, text-teal-800). Its nearest CSS named color is darkslategray (#2f4f4f). For readable text on a #115E59 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (7.58:1). Because it is dark, #115E59 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#115E59 in Tailwind CSS (teal-800)

#115E59 ships with Tailwind CSS as teal-800 — use it as bg-teal-800, text-teal-800, or border-teal-800. It sits at step 800 of the teal ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #115E59 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

• 10% tint #296e6a Copy
• 20% tint #417e7a Copy
• 30% tint #588e8b Copy
• 40% tint #709e9b Copy
• 50% tint #88afac Copy
• 60% tint #a0bfbd Copy
• 70% tint #b8cfcd Copy
• 80% tint #cfdfde Copy
• 90% tint #e7efee Copy

Shades of #115E59 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

• 10% shade #0f5550 Copy
• 20% shade #0e4b47 Copy
• 30% shade #0c423e Copy
• 40% shade #0a3835 Copy
• 50% shade #092f2d Copy
• 60% shade #072624 Copy
• 70% shade #051c1b Copy
• 80% shade #031312 Copy
• 90% shade #020909 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #115E59 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #115E59 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More cyan colors in the library: #065F46 (emerald-800), #164E63 (cyan-900), #047857 (emerald-700), #008080, #064E3B (emerald-900), #155E75 (cyan-800).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #115E59?

  #115E59 is a dark, vivid cyan — rgb(17, 94, 89). Its nearest CSS named color is darkslategray. In Tailwind CSS it is teal-800.

• How do I make tints and shades of #115E59?

  Mix #115E59 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #115E59 is #417e7a and a 20% shade is #0e4b47 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #115E59 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #115E59?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #115E59 background at 7.58:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #115E59?

  teal-800 — use it as bg-teal-800, text-teal-800, or border-teal-800. The full teal 50–950 ramp is linked above.

Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.