#007C77

Closest named color: Bluegreen (#017A79). oklch(52.9% 0.091 189.8), rgb(0, 124, 119).

White text reads best on this color (5.06:1).

About this color

#007C77 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 53%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 190°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Bluegreen (#017A79), ΔE 0.008 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.06:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (53%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Bluegreen (#017A79)
Black text	4.14:1
White text	5.06:1

Values

HEX	#007C77
RGB	rgb(0, 124, 119)
HSL	hsl(178, 100%, 24%)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.091 189.8)

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 #007C77	5.06:1	AA	Lc -79.8	Fine for body text
Black text on #007C77	4.14:1	AA large text	Lc 29.7	Dividers and decoration only
#007C77 text on white	5.06:1	AA	Lc 74.4	Content text, not long reading
#007C77 text on black	4.14:1	AA large text	Lc -27.3	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F6

oklch(97.1% 0.006 185.3)
Step 100
100

#E1EDEB

oklch(93.7% 0.013 185.1)
Step 200
200

#C9DEDC

oklch(88.4% 0.023 189.8)
Step 300
300

#A3CAC6

oklch(81% 0.042 188.7)
Step 400
400

#6FAEA9

oklch(70.7% 0.065 189.4)
Step 500
500

#429A95

oklch(63.2% 0.084 190.1)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#007C77

oklch(52.9% 0.091 189.8)
Step 700
700

#00706B

oklch(49.2% 0.085 189.4)
Step 800
800

#0B5B57

oklch(42.7% 0.07 189.5)
Step 900
900

#164B48

oklch(37.8% 0.055 189.8)
Step 950
950

#0F2C2A

oklch(27% 0.035 189.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#007C77 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)	#747577	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#656A78	0.090
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00807A	0.012
Achromatopsia (no color)	#6F6F6F	0.092