#14B8A6 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

Tailwind CSS teal-500 · Every value on this page is precomputed — copy what you need.

#14B8A6 is a medium, vivid cyan. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class teal-500 (e.g. bg-teal-500, text-teal-500). Its nearest CSS named color is lightseagreen (#20b2aa). For readable text on a #14B8A6 background, black text gives the strongest contrast (8.44:1). #14B8A6 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Color Values

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#14B8A6 in Tailwind CSS (teal-500)

#14B8A6 ships with Tailwind CSS as teal-500 — use it as bg-teal-500, text-teal-500, or border-teal-500. It sits at step 500 of the teal ramp; every other step links to its own page:

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• 950

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

Tints of #14B8A6 (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 #2cbfaf Copy
• 20% tint #43c6b8 Copy
• 30% tint #5bcdc1 Copy
• 40% tint #72d4ca Copy
• 50% tint #8adcd3 Copy
• 60% tint #a1e3db Copy
• 70% tint #b9eae4 Copy
• 80% tint #d0f1ed Copy
• 90% tint #e8f8f6 Copy

Shades of #14B8A6 (Mixed with Black)

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

• 10% shade #12a695 Copy
• 20% shade #109385 Copy
• 30% shade #0e8174 Copy
• 40% shade #0c6e64 Copy
• 50% shade #0a5c53 Copy
• 60% shade #084a42 Copy
• 70% shade #063732 Copy
• 80% shade #042521 Copy
• 90% shade #021211 Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #14B8A6 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 darker shade of #14B8A6 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: #10B981 (emerald-500), #1ABC9C, #06B6D4 (cyan-500), #0891B2 (cyan-600), #16A085, #0EA5E9 (sky-500).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #14B8A6?

  #14B8A6 is a medium, vivid cyan — rgb(20, 184, 166). Its nearest CSS named color is lightseagreen. In Tailwind CSS it is teal-500.

• How do I make tints and shades of #14B8A6?

  Mix #14B8A6 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #14B8A6 is #43c6b8 and a 20% shade is #109385 — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #14B8A6 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #14B8A6?

  Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #14B8A6 background at 8.44:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #14B8A6?

  teal-500 — use it as bg-teal-500, text-teal-500, or border-teal-500. 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.