#047B87

Closest named color: Deep Aqua (#08787F). oklch(53.3% 0.091 206.8), rgb(4, 123, 135).

White text reads best on this color (5.01:1).

About this color

#047B87 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 53%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Aqua (#08787F), ΔE 0.014 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (53%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Deep Aqua (#08787F)
Black text	4.18:1
White text	5.01:1

Values

HEX	#047B87
RGB	rgb(4, 123, 135)
HSL	hsl(185, 94%, 27%)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.091 206.8)

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 #047B87	5.01:1	AA	Lc -79.5	Fine for body text
Black text on #047B87	4.18:1	AA large text	Lc 29.9	Dividers and decoration only
#047B87 text on white	5.01:1	AA	Lc 74.1	Content text, not long reading
#047B87 text on black	4.18:1	AA large text	Lc -27.6	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

#F1F6F7

oklch(97% 0.005 211)
Step 100
100

#E1ECEE

oklch(93.5% 0.012 209.8)
Step 200
200

#C9DEE1

oklch(88.6% 0.023 207.1)
Step 300
300

#A3C9CE

oklch(81% 0.041 206.2)
Step 400
400

#6EADB5

oklch(70.8% 0.066 206)
Step 500
500

#4298A3

oklch(63.2% 0.083 206.7)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#047B87

oklch(53.3% 0.091 206.8)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#0B5962

oklch(42.6% 0.07 207.3)
Step 900
900

#164A50

oklch(37.8% 0.054 206)
Step 950
950

#0F2B2F

oklch(26.9% 0.034 207.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#047B87 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)	#6F7688	0.088
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5F6A87	0.080
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00817F	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#6F6F6F	0.091