#34DADA

Closest named color: Aqua Blue (#02D8E9). oklch(80.9% 0.129 194.9), rgb(52, 218, 218).

Black text reads best on this color (12.18:1).

About this color

#34DADA is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 195°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Aqua Blue (#02D8E9), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.18:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Aqua Blue (#02D8E9)
Black text	12.18:1
White text	1.72:1

Values

HEX	#34DADA
RGB	rgb(52, 218, 218)
HSL	hsl(180, 69%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.9% 0.129 194.9)

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 #34DADA	1.72:1	Fails	Lc -34.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #34DADA	12.18:1	AAA	Lc 73.2	Content text, not long reading
#34DADA text on white	1.72:1	Fails	Lc 30.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#34DADA text on black	12.18:1	AAA	Lc -72.1	Content text, not long reading

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 300.

Step 50
50

#E9F9F9

oklch(97% 0.017 196.9)
Step 100
100

#CEF2F1

oklch(93.5% 0.037 194.5)
Step 200
200

#A1E8E8

oklch(88.4% 0.071 195.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#34DADA

oklch(80.9% 0.129 194.9)
Step 400
400

#00B7B8

oklch(70.6% 0.12 195.5)
Step 500
500

#009D9D

oklch(63% 0.108 194.8)
Step 600
600

#008484

oklch(55.5% 0.095 194.8)
Step 700
700

#006F6F

oklch(49% 0.084 194.8)
Step 800
800

#005B5B

oklch(42.7% 0.073 194.8)
Step 900
900

#004C4C

oklch(37.7% 0.064 194.8)
Step 950
950

#002D2D

oklch(26.9% 0.046 194.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#34DADA 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)	#CBCFDA	0.133
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B4BEDB	0.125
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00E1DA	0.020
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C5C5C5	0.129