#24A3BD

Closest named color: Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4). oklch(66.2% 0.11 215.6), rgb(36, 163, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (7.04:1).

About this color

#24A3BD is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 216°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.04:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Turquoise Blue (#06B1C4)
Black text	7.04:1
White text	2.97:1

Values

HEX	#24A3BD
RGB	rgb(36, 163, 189)
HSL	hsl(190, 68%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.2% 0.11 215.6)

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 #24A3BD	2.97:1	Fails	Lc -61.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #24A3BD	7.04:1	AAA	Lc 48.1	Large or bold text, headings
#24A3BD text on white	2.97:1	Fails	Lc 56.0	Large or bold text, headings
#24A3BD text on black	7.04:1	AAA	Lc -45.8	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

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DFEDF0

oklch(93.7% 0.015 212)
Step 200
200

#C4DFE6

oklch(88.6% 0.03 215.1)
Step 300
300

#9ACAD7

oklch(81% 0.053 216.2)
Step 400
400

#5BAEC2

oklch(70.6% 0.086 215.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#24A3BD

oklch(66.2% 0.11 215.6)
Step 600
600

#008198

oklch(55.6% 0.099 216.1)
Step 700
700

#006D80

oklch(49.2% 0.087 215.3)
Step 800
800

#005969

oklch(42.7% 0.076 215.4)
Step 900
900

#004A58

oklch(37.7% 0.067 215.8)
Step 950
950

#032C34

oklch(27% 0.045 214.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#24A3BD 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)	#919EBE	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7D8FBD	0.087
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00ACAB	0.044
Achromatopsia (no color)	#959595	0.110