#155E75 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

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

#155E75 is a dark, vivid cyan. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class cyan-800 (e.g. bg-cyan-800, text-cyan-800). Its nearest CSS named color is teal (#008080). For readable text on a #155E75 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (7.27:1). Because it is dark, #155E75 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Color Values

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#155E75 in Tailwind CSS (cyan-800)

#155E75 ships with Tailwind CSS as cyan-800 — use it as bg-cyan-800, text-cyan-800, or border-cyan-800. It sits at step 800 of the cyan 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 #155E75 (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 #2c6e83 Copy
• 20% tint #447e91 Copy
• 30% tint #5b8e9e Copy
• 40% tint #739eac Copy
• 50% tint #8aafba Copy
• 60% tint #a1bfc8 Copy
• 70% tint #b9cfd6 Copy
• 80% tint #d0dfe3 Copy
• 90% tint #e8eff1 Copy

Shades of #155E75 (Mixed with Black)

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

• 10% shade #135569 Copy
• 20% shade #114b5e Copy
• 30% shade #0f4252 Copy
• 40% shade #0d3846 Copy
• 50% shade #0b2f3b Copy
• 60% shade #08262f Copy
• 70% shade #061c23 Copy
• 80% shade #041317 Copy
• 90% shade #02090c Copy

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #155E75 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 #155E75 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: #0F766E (teal-700), #008080, #047857 (emerald-700), #059669 (emerald-600), #0D9488 (teal-600), #115E59 (teal-800).

Frequently Asked Questions

• What color is #155E75?

  #155E75 is a dark, vivid cyan — rgb(21, 94, 117). Its nearest CSS named color is teal. In Tailwind CSS it is cyan-800.

• How do I make tints and shades of #155E75?

  Mix #155E75 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #155E75 is #447e91 and a 20% shade is #114b5e — the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #155E75 in the generator for finer steps.

• What text color is readable on #155E75?

  White text gives the strongest contrast on a #155E75 background at 7.27:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.

• What is the Tailwind CSS class for #155E75?

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

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