#09AFAD

Closest named color: Light Sea Green (#20B2AA). oklch(68.2% 0.116 193.3), rgb(9, 175, 173).

Black text reads best on this color (7.74:1).

About this color

#09AFAD is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.116 and its hue 193°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.74:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.116)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Sea Green (#20B2AA)
Black text	7.74:1
White text	2.71:1

Values

HEX	#09AFAD
RGB	rgb(9, 175, 173)
HSL	hsl(179, 90%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(68.2% 0.116 193.3)

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 #09AFAD	2.71:1	Fails	Lc -57.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #09AFAD	7.74:1	AAA	Lc 52.1	Large or bold text, headings
#09AFAD text on white	2.71:1	Fails	Lc 51.9	Large or bold text, headings
#09AFAD text on black	7.74:1	AAA	Lc -49.9	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 400.

Step 50
50

#EFF8F7

oklch(97.2% 0.01 189.1)
Step 100
100

#DBEFEE

oklch(93.7% 0.021 193.2)
Step 200
200

#BCE2E0

oklch(88.5% 0.04 192.5)
Step 300
300

#88D0CE

oklch(81% 0.072 193.6)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#09AFAD

oklch(68.2% 0.116 193.3)
Step 500
500

#009E9C

oklch(63.2% 0.108 193.2)
Step 600
600

#008483

oklch(55.5% 0.095 193.8)
Step 700
700

#006F6E

oklch(49% 0.084 193.7)
Step 800
800

#005B5A

oklch(42.6% 0.073 193.5)
Step 900
900

#004C4B

oklch(37.7% 0.064 193.2)
Step 950
950

#002D2D

oklch(26.9% 0.046 194.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#09AFAD 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)	#A3A6AD	0.121
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8F97AE	0.113
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00B5AE	0.017
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9D9D9D	0.117