#09727E

Closest named color: Deep Turquoise (#017374). oklch(50.6% 0.085 207.8), rgb(9, 114, 126).

White text reads best on this color (5.64:1).

About this color

#09727E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 51%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Turquoise (#017374), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.64:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (51%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.085)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Deep Turquoise (#017374)
Black text	3.71:1
White text	5.64:1

Values

HEX	#09727E
RGB	rgb(9, 114, 126)
HSL	hsl(186, 87%, 26%)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.085 207.8)

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 #09727E	5.64:1	AA	Lc -83.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #09727E	3.71:1	AA large text	Lc 26.3	Dividers and decoration only
#09727E text on white	5.64:1	AA	Lc 77.8	Fine for body text
#09727E text on black	3.71:1	AA large text	Lc -24.0	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 700.

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

#6EACB6

oklch(70.6% 0.065 208.7)
Step 500
500

#4198A4

oklch(63.2% 0.084 207.6)
Step 600
600

#14828F

oklch(55.6% 0.091 207.7)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#09727E

oklch(50.6% 0.085 207.8)
Step 800
800

#0A5963

oklch(42.6% 0.07 208.6)
Step 900
900

#154A51

oklch(37.8% 0.055 207.6)
Step 950
950

#0F2B2F

oklch(26.9% 0.034 207.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#09727E 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)	#676D7F	0.082
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#58637E	0.073
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007876	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#676767	0.085