#0EA2B1

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(65.2% 0.11 206.6), rgb(14, 162, 177).

Black text reads best on this color (6.82:1).

About this color

#0EA2B1 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.046 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.82:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	6.82:1
White text	3.07:1

Values

HEX	#0EA2B1
RGB	rgb(14, 162, 177)
HSL	hsl(186, 85%, 37%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.11 206.6)

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 #0EA2B1	3.07:1	AA large text	Lc -62.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #0EA2B1	6.82:1	AA	Lc 46.9	Large or bold text, headings
#0EA2B1 text on white	3.07:1	AA large text	Lc 57.1	Large or bold text, headings
#0EA2B1 text on black	6.82:1	AA	Lc -44.6	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

#C3DFE3

oklch(88.4% 0.03 207.1)
Step 300
300

#98CBD2

oklch(80.9% 0.054 206.7)
Step 400
400

#58B0BB

oklch(70.7% 0.086 206.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#0EA2B1

oklch(65.2% 0.11 206.6)
Step 600
600

#00838F

oklch(55.7% 0.095 206.1)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A63

oklch(42.7% 0.073 206.6)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#012C31

oklch(26.8% 0.045 206.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#0EA2B1 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)	#939BB2	0.107
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7F8DB1	0.097
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00AAA6	0.033
Achromatopsia (no color)	#939393	0.110