#20AEB8

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(68.6% 0.111 202.5), rgb(32, 174, 184).

Black text reads best on this color (7.80:1).

About this color

#20AEB8 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.111 and its hue 203°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.80:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (69%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.111)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	7.80:1
White text	2.68:1

Values

HEX	#20AEB8
RGB	rgb(32, 174, 184)
HSL	hsl(184, 70%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(68.6% 0.111 202.5)

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 #20AEB8	2.68:1	Fails	Lc -56.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #20AEB8	7.80:1	AAA	Lc 52.3	Large or bold text, headings
#20AEB8 text on white	2.68:1	Fails	Lc 51.7	Large or bold text, headings
#20AEB8 text on black	7.80:1	AAA	Lc -50.2	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 400.

Step 50
50

#EFF7F8

oklch(97% 0.009 205.9)
Step 100
100

#DBEEF0

oklch(93.6% 0.02 204.4)
Step 200
200

#BDE1E4

oklch(88.5% 0.038 202.7)
Step 300
300

#8ACED4

oklch(80.8% 0.069 202.9)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#20AEB8

oklch(68.6% 0.111 202.5)
Step 500
500

#009CA6

oklch(63.1% 0.107 202.8)
Step 600
600

#00838B

oklch(55.5% 0.095 202.3)
Step 700
700

#006E75

oklch(49% 0.083 202.5)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#002D30

oklch(27% 0.046 201.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#20AEB8 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)	#A0A6B9	0.112
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8C97B9	0.104
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00B5B1	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#9E9E9E	0.112