#2196A3

Closest named color: Teal Green (#0A9396). oklch(61.8% 0.099 206.5), rgb(33, 150, 163).

Black text reads best on this color (5.95:1).

About this color

#2196A3 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 206°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Green (#0A9396), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.95:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Green (#0A9396)
Black text	5.95:1
White text	3.52:1

Values

HEX	#2196A3
RGB	rgb(33, 150, 163)
HSL	hsl(186, 66%, 38%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.099 206.5)

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 #2196A3	3.52:1	AA large text	Lc -67.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #2196A3	5.95:1	AA	Lc 41.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#2196A3 text on white	3.52:1	AA large text	Lc 62.4	Content text, not long reading
#2196A3 text on black	5.95:1	AA	Lc -39.3	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

#F1F7F7

oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E0EDEE

oklch(93.7% 0.014 202.5)
Step 200
200

#C6DFE2

oklch(88.6% 0.027 205.4)
Step 300
300

#9DCAD0

oklch(80.9% 0.048 206.4)
Step 400
400

#62AFB9

oklch(70.8% 0.077 206.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#2196A3

oklch(61.8% 0.099 206.5)
Step 600
600

#00838F

oklch(55.7% 0.095 206.1)
Step 700
700

#006E78

oklch(49.1% 0.084 205.8)
Step 800
800

#005A63

oklch(42.7% 0.073 206.6)
Step 900
900

#014B52

oklch(37.7% 0.064 205.6)
Step 950
950

#072C30

oklch(27% 0.041 205.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#2196A3 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)	#8990A4	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7783A3	0.088
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#009D9A	0.029
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.099