Teal and Coral color palette
teal · 0.018
coral · 0
A word of caution up front: at a measured 1.98 to 1 ratio, teal text on coral (or the reverse) will not pass accessibility checks for body copy. Treat this as a decorative pairing, not a functional one for small text.
That low contrast comes from how close the two sit in lightness, even though their are 165 degrees apart on the wheel. Teal #0E7C86 is a deep blue-green with real saturation. Coral #FF7F50 is a warm, peachy orange that leans bright. Side by side they vibrate against each other without either one winning.
In interiors, the pair reads beach-house or mid-century: teal walls or tile with coral cushions, art, or a painted door. In branding, it suits wellness, food, and lifestyle work that wants warmth without going pastel. If you need a bridge tone between them, the perceptual midpoint is a muted olive-brown (#A08572), which works well for wood, leather, or rattan.
See Teal and Coral in use
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Teal Tailwind scale (50-900)
Coral Tailwind scale (50-900)
Teal to Coral blend
A continuous interpolation from Teal to Coral, sampled into the 10 steps below. Tap any swatch to copy its hex.
Why Teal and Coral blend best in OKLab
The same two colors blended three ways. This site uses OKLab, which keeps the blend smooth and evenly lit. The other two are shown so you can see what to avoid: sRGB darkens and muddies the middle, and HSL detours through colors that are not in your palette.
Accessibility
Do not place Teal text on Coral (or the reverse) for body copy. For readable text, pair a dark scale step such as teal-800 or coral-900 with a light one like coral-50.
Contrast pairing grid
Rows are Teal steps, columns are Coral steps. Each mark is a Teal step shown on a Coral step: a check means it clears WCAG AA for text (4.5:1). If you can read the mark, the pairing is legible.
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✓ passes AA ✗ fails AA
Copy for Tailwind
Tailwind v4 — @theme (paste into your CSS)
@theme {
--color-teal-50: #F2F7F7;
--color-teal-100: #E5EFF0;
--color-teal-200: #CFE1E3;
--color-teal-300: #B1CFD2;
--color-teal-400: #88B6BB;
--color-teal-500: #0E7C86;
--color-teal-600: #09646D;
--color-teal-700: #054A51;
--color-teal-800: #02292D;
--color-teal-900: #000E10;
--color-coral-50: #FFF8F5;
--color-coral-100: #FFF0EA;
--color-coral-200: #FFE4D9;
--color-coral-300: #FFD3C2;
--color-coral-400: #FFBBA1;
--color-coral-500: #FF7F50;
--color-coral-600: #D16740;
--color-coral-700: #9E4C2E;
--color-coral-800: #5D2A18;
--color-coral-900: #290F06;
}
Tailwind v3 — tailwind.config.js
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
'teal': {
50: '#F2F7F7',
100: '#E5EFF0',
200: '#CFE1E3',
300: '#B1CFD2',
400: '#88B6BB',
500: '#0E7C86',
600: '#09646D',
700: '#054A51',
800: '#02292D',
900: '#000E10',
},
'coral': {
50: '#FFF8F5',
100: '#FFF0EA',
200: '#FFE4D9',
300: '#FFD3C2',
400: '#FFBBA1',
500: '#FF7F50',
600: '#D16740',
700: '#9E4C2E',
800: '#5D2A18',
900: '#290F06',
},
},
},
},
};
CSS variables
:root {
--teal-50: #F2F7F7;
--teal-100: #E5EFF0;
--teal-200: #CFE1E3;
--teal-300: #B1CFD2;
--teal-400: #88B6BB;
--teal-500: #0E7C86;
--teal-600: #09646D;
--teal-700: #054A51;
--teal-800: #02292D;
--teal-900: #000E10;
--coral-50: #FFF8F5;
--coral-100: #FFF0EA;
--coral-200: #FFE4D9;
--coral-300: #FFD3C2;
--coral-400: #FFBBA1;
--coral-500: #FF7F50;
--coral-600: #D16740;
--coral-700: #9E4C2E;
--coral-800: #5D2A18;
--coral-900: #290F06;
}SCSS variables
$teal-50: #F2F7F7; $teal-100: #E5EFF0; $teal-200: #CFE1E3; $teal-300: #B1CFD2; $teal-400: #88B6BB; $teal-500: #0E7C86; $teal-600: #09646D; $teal-700: #054A51; $teal-800: #02292D; $teal-900: #000E10; $coral-50: #FFF8F5; $coral-100: #FFF0EA; $coral-200: #FFE4D9; $coral-300: #FFD3C2; $coral-400: #FFBBA1; $coral-500: #FF7F50; $coral-600: #D16740; $coral-700: #9E4C2E; $coral-800: #5D2A18; $coral-900: #290F06;
JSON tokens
{
"teal": {
"50": "#F2F7F7",
"100": "#E5EFF0",
"200": "#CFE1E3",
"300": "#B1CFD2",
"400": "#88B6BB",
"500": "#0E7C86",
"600": "#09646D",
"700": "#054A51",
"800": "#02292D",
"900": "#000E10"
},
"coral": {
"50": "#FFF8F5",
"100": "#FFF0EA",
"200": "#FFE4D9",
"300": "#FFD3C2",
"400": "#FFBBA1",
"500": "#FF7F50",
"600": "#D16740",
"700": "#9E4C2E",
"800": "#5D2A18",
"900": "#290F06"
}
}How we name colors
There is no single official authority for naming colors. We use the common, widely recognized name as the primary label for each color (here, Teal and Coral); many common names are themselves W3C CSS named colors. For transparency we also show the nearest W3C CSS named color and the perceptual distance, ΔE, measured in OKLab. A small ΔE means the name is essentially exact; a larger one means it is the closest standard name rather than a perfect match.
Sources: W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 and the open color-name-list dataset, used to verify every color sits near a recognized name.