#00A38D

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(64% 0.117 178.6), rgb(0, 163, 141).

Black text reads best on this color (6.62:1).

About this color

#00A38D is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.117 and its hue 179°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.62:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.117)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.62:1
White text	3.17:1

Values

HEX	#00A38D
RGB	rgb(0, 163, 141)
HSL	hsl(172, 100%, 32%)
OKLCH	oklch(64% 0.117 178.6)

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 #00A38D	3.17:1	AA large text	Lc -63.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #00A38D	6.62:1	AA	Lc 45.9	Large or bold text, headings
#00A38D text on white	3.17:1	AA large text	Lc 58.2	Large or bold text, headings
#00A38D text on black	6.62:1	AA	Lc -43.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text

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

#F0F7F5

oklch(97% 0.008 177.3)
Step 100
100

#DFEEEA

oklch(93.7% 0.017 178.3)
Step 200
200

#C4E0D9

oklch(88.4% 0.031 178.8)
Step 300
300

#99CDC1

oklch(80.9% 0.057 179)
Step 400
400

#59B3A1

oklch(70.6% 0.091 178.8)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#00A38D

oklch(64% 0.117 178.6)
Step 600
600

#008674

oklch(55.5% 0.101 178.9)
Step 700
700

#007161

oklch(49.1% 0.09 178.4)
Step 800
800

#005D4F

oklch(42.8% 0.079 177.8)
Step 900
900

#004D42

oklch(37.6% 0.069 179)
Step 950
950

#012E27

oklch(27% 0.048 179.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#00A38D 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)	#9C988C	0.124
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8A8B8F	0.118
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A69C	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.118