#00737B

Closest named color: Deep Turquoise (#017374). oklch(50.6% 0.086 203.3), rgb(0, 115, 123).

White text reads best on this color (5.61:1).

About this color

#00737B is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 51%, its chroma 0.086 and its hue 203°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Turquoise (#017374), ΔE 0.011 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.61:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (51%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.086)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Deep Turquoise (#017374)
Black text	3.73:1
White text	5.61:1

Values

HEX	#00737B
RGB	rgb(0, 115, 123)
HSL	hsl(184, 100%, 24%)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.086 203.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #00737B	5.61:1	AA	Lc -82.8	Fine for body text
Black text on #00737B	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc 26.5	Dividers and decoration only
#00737B text on white	5.61:1	AA	Lc 77.5	Fine for body text
#00737B text on black	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc -24.2	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F7

oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E1ECED

oklch(93.5% 0.012 203.5)
Step 200
200

#C8DEE0

oklch(88.5% 0.024 203.4)
Step 300
300

#A2C9CD

oklch(80.9% 0.042 204.1)
Step 400
400

#6CADB3

oklch(70.6% 0.067 203.2)
Step 500
500

#3E99A1

oklch(63.2% 0.086 203.3)
Step 600
600

#0B838C

oklch(55.7% 0.093 203.5)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#00737B

oklch(50.6% 0.086 203.3)
Step 800
800

#045A60

oklch(42.6% 0.071 202.8)
Step 900
900

#134A4F

oklch(37.7% 0.056 203.9)
Step 950
950

#0E2B2E

oklch(26.9% 0.035 204.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#00737B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#696E7C	0.086
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5A637B	0.079
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007875	0.021
Achromatopsia (no color)	#676767	0.087