#00A5AB

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(65.6% 0.112 199.4), rgb(0, 165, 171).

Black text reads best on this color (6.97:1).

About this color

#00A5AB is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.112 and its hue 199°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.041 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.97:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.112)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.97:1
White text	3.01:1

Values

HEX	#00A5AB
RGB	rgb(0, 165, 171)
HSL	hsl(182, 100%, 34%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.6% 0.112 199.4)

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 #00A5AB	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc -61.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #00A5AB	6.97:1	AA	Lc 47.8	Large or bold text, headings
#00A5AB text on white	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc 56.2	Large or bold text, headings
#00A5AB text on black	6.97:1	AA	Lc -45.6	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

#F0F7F7

oklch(97.1% 0.007 197)
Step 100
100

#DEEDEE

oklch(93.5% 0.016 201.7)
Step 200
200

#C3E0E1

oklch(88.6% 0.031 199.2)
Step 300
300

#97CCCE

oklch(80.9% 0.055 199)
Step 400
400

#56B1B5

oklch(70.7% 0.087 199.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#00A5AB

oklch(65.6% 0.112 199.4)
Step 600
600

#008488

oklch(55.7% 0.095 198.5)
Step 700
700

#006F73

oklch(49.2% 0.084 199.2)
Step 800
800

#005B5E

oklch(42.8% 0.073 198.7)
Step 900
900

#004C4F

oklch(37.8% 0.064 199.4)
Step 950
950

#002D2F

oklch(27% 0.046 199.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#00A5AB 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)	#989DAC	0.114
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#848EAC	0.106
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00ACA7	0.024
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.112