#32A48E

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(65% 0.106 177.1), rgb(50, 164, 142).

Black text reads best on this color (6.83:1).

About this color

#32A48E is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.83:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.83:1
White text	3.07:1

Values

HEX	#32A48E
RGB	rgb(50, 164, 142)
HSL	hsl(168, 53%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(65% 0.106 177.1)

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 #32A48E	3.07:1	AA large text	Lc -62.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #32A48E	6.83:1	AA	Lc 46.8	Large or bold text, headings
#32A48E text on white	3.07:1	AA large text	Lc 57.3	Large or bold text, headings
#32A48E text on black	6.83:1	AA	Lc -44.5	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

#F1F7F5

oklch(97.1% 0.007 174.4)
Step 100
100

#E0EDEA

oklch(93.6% 0.014 180.7)
Step 200
200

#C6E0D9

oklch(88.6% 0.029 177.6)
Step 300
300

#9ECCC0

oklch(80.9% 0.051 177.2)
Step 400
400

#63B2A0

oklch(70.8% 0.083 177.3)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#32A48E

oklch(65% 0.106 177.1)
Step 600
600

#008772

oklch(55.7% 0.104 176.6)
Step 700
700

#007160

oklch(49.1% 0.091 177.4)
Step 800
800

#005D4E

oklch(42.8% 0.079 176.7)
Step 900
900

#024D41

oklch(37.6% 0.069 177.5)
Step 950
950

#082D26

oklch(26.9% 0.043 177.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#32A48E 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)	#9E9A8D	0.112
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8E8E90	0.107
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A69D	0.023
Achromatopsia (no color)	#939393	0.107