#049AAA

Closest named color: Teal Green (#0A9396). oklch(62.8% 0.107 207.8), rgb(4, 154, 170).

Black text reads best on this color (6.20:1).

About this color

#049AAA is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.107 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Green (#0A9396), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.20:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.107)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Green (#0A9396)
Black text	6.20:1
White text	3.38:1

Values

HEX	#049AAA
RGB	rgb(4, 154, 170)
HSL	hsl(186, 95%, 34%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.8% 0.107 207.8)

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 #049AAA	3.38:1	AA large text	Lc -66.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #049AAA	6.20:1	AA	Lc 43.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#049AAA text on white	3.38:1	AA large text	Lc 60.7	Content text, not long reading
#049AAA text on black	6.20:1	AA	Lc -41.0	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

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DFEDEF

oklch(93.6% 0.015 207.1)
Step 200
200

#C4DFE3

oklch(88.5% 0.029 207.4)
Step 300
300

#99CBD2

oklch(80.9% 0.053 206.9)
Step 400
400

#5AAFBC

oklch(70.6% 0.084 208.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#049AAA

oklch(62.8% 0.107 207.8)
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

#032C32

oklch(26.9% 0.044 209.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#049AAA 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)	#8B94AB	0.103
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7886AA	0.094
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A29F	0.033
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8C8C8C	0.108