#00A2CD

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(66.3% 0.126 225.3), rgb(0, 162, 205).

Black text reads best on this color (7.04:1).

About this color

#00A2CD is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.126 and its hue 225°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.050 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.04:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.126)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	7.04:1
White text	2.97:1

Values

HEX	#00A2CD
RGB	rgb(0, 162, 205)
HSL	hsl(193, 100%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.3% 0.126 225.3)

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 #00A2CD	2.97:1	Fails	Lc -61.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #00A2CD	7.04:1	AAA	Lc 48.3	Large or bold text, headings
#00A2CD text on white	2.97:1	Fails	Lc 55.7	Large or bold text, headings
#00A2CD text on black	7.04:1	AAA	Lc -46.1	Large or bold text, headings

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 500.

Step 50
50

#F0F7FA

oklch(97.2% 0.008 225.1)
Step 100
100

#DEEDF3

oklch(93.7% 0.018 223.6)
Step 200
200

#C2DEEA

oklch(88.4% 0.034 225.5)
Step 300
300

#96CADF

oklch(81% 0.062 224.8)
Step 400
400

#53ADCF

oklch(70.6% 0.099 225.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#00A2CD

oklch(66.3% 0.126 225.3)
Step 600
600

#007FA2

oklch(55.5% 0.106 225.7)
Step 700
700

#006B88

oklch(49.1% 0.093 224.9)
Step 800
800

#005870

oklch(42.8% 0.081 224.4)
Step 900
900

#00495E

oklch(37.7% 0.071 225)
Step 950
950

#002B39

oklch(26.9% 0.051 225.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#00A2CD 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)	#8A9FCF	0.094
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#738ECC	0.083
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00AFB0	0.066
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.126