#0FA0CC

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(65.8% 0.124 226.7), rgb(15, 160, 204).

Black text reads best on this color (6.92:1).

About this color

#0FA0CC is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.124 and its hue 227°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.054 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.92:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.124)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	6.92:1
White text	3.03:1

Values

HEX	#0FA0CC
RGB	rgb(15, 160, 204)
HSL	hsl(194, 86%, 43%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.8% 0.124 226.7)

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 #0FA0CC	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc -61.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #0FA0CC	6.92:1	AA	Lc 47.5	Large or bold text, headings
#0FA0CC text on white	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc 56.6	Large or bold text, headings
#0FA0CC text on black	6.92:1	AA	Lc -45.2	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 500.

Step 50
50

#F0F7FA

oklch(97.2% 0.008 225.1)
Step 100
100

#DEEDF3

oklch(93.7% 0.018 223.6)
Step 200
200

#C3DEEB

oklch(88.5% 0.034 228.4)
Step 300
300

#97C9DF

oklch(80.8% 0.061 226.8)
Step 400
400

#56ADCF

oklch(70.7% 0.097 226.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#0FA0CC

oklch(65.8% 0.124 226.7)
Step 600
600

#007FA3

oklch(55.6% 0.107 226.4)
Step 700
700

#006B8A

oklch(49.2% 0.095 226.5)
Step 800
800

#005771

oklch(42.6% 0.082 226.6)
Step 900
900

#00495F

oklch(37.8% 0.072 226.2)
Step 950
950

#012B3A

oklch(27% 0.052 227.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#0FA0CC 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)	#889DCE	0.091
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#718DCB	0.078
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00ADAF	0.066
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.125