#00A6B7

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(66.3% 0.114 207.6), rgb(0, 166, 183).

Black text reads best on this color (7.13:1).

About this color

#00A6B7 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.114 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.13:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.114)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	7.13:1
White text	2.94:1

Values

HEX	#00A6B7
RGB	rgb(0, 166, 183)
HSL	hsl(186, 100%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.3% 0.114 207.6)

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 #00A6B7	2.94:1	Fails	Lc -60.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #00A6B7	7.13:1	AAA	Lc 48.8	Large or bold text, headings
#00A6B7 text on white	2.94:1	Fails	Lc 55.2	Large or bold text, headings
#00A6B7 text on black	7.13:1	AAA	Lc -46.6	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

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DEEDEF

oklch(93.6% 0.016 206.4)
Step 200
200

#C3DFE4

oklch(88.5% 0.03 209.6)
Step 300
300

#97CBD3

oklch(80.9% 0.055 207.9)
Step 400
400

#54B0BD

oklch(70.6% 0.089 207.7)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#00A6B7

oklch(66.3% 0.114 207.6)
Step 600
600

#008290

oklch(55.5% 0.095 208)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A64

oklch(42.8% 0.073 207.9)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#002D32

oklch(27.1% 0.046 206.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#00A6B7 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)	#969FB8	0.110
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8190B7	0.100
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00AEAB	0.034
Achromatopsia (no color)	#969696	0.114