#29917D

Closest named color: Dusty Teal (#4C9085). oklch(59.3% 0.098 177), rgb(41, 145, 125).

Black text reads best on this color (5.44:1).

About this color

#29917D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Teal (#4C9085), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.44:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dusty Teal (#4C9085)
Black text	5.44:1
White text	3.85:1

Values

HEX	#29917D
RGB	rgb(41, 145, 125)
HSL	hsl(168, 56%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.3% 0.098 177)

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 #29917D	3.85:1	AA large text	Lc -71.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #29917D	5.44:1	AA	Lc 38.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#29917D text on white	3.85:1	AA large text	Lc 65.7	Content text, not long reading
#29917D text on black	5.44:1	AA	Lc -35.9	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F5

oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
Step 100
100

#E2EDEA

oklch(93.7% 0.012 178)
Step 200
200

#C9DFD9

oklch(88.6% 0.025 177.6)
Step 300
300

#A3CAC0

oklch(80.8% 0.044 177.8)
Step 400
400

#6FAFA0

oklch(70.6% 0.07 177.7)
Step 500
500

#439B88

oklch(63% 0.09 176.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#29917D

oklch(59.3% 0.098 177)
Step 700
700

#017160

oklch(49.1% 0.09 177.4)
Step 800
800

#0C5C4E

oklch(42.6% 0.075 177)
Step 900
900

#164C41

oklch(37.8% 0.059 176.8)
Step 950
950

#0F2C26

oklch(26.9% 0.037 177.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#29917D 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)	#8B887C	0.102
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7D7D7F	0.099
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00938B	0.021
Achromatopsia (no color)	#828282	0.099