#35A38F

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(64.8% 0.103 178.3), rgb(53, 163, 143).

Black text reads best on this color (6.78:1).

About this color

#35A38F is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.103 and its hue 178°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.78:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.103)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.78:1
White text	3.09:1

Values

HEX	#35A38F
RGB	rgb(53, 163, 143)
HSL	hsl(169, 51%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.8% 0.103 178.3)

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 #35A38F	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc -63.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #35A38F	6.78:1	AA	Lc 46.5	Large or bold text, headings
#35A38F text on white	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc 57.6	Large or bold text, headings
#35A38F text on black	6.78:1	AA	Lc -44.2	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

#C7E0D9

oklch(88.6% 0.028 177)
Step 300
300

#9ECCC1

oklch(80.9% 0.051 178.7)
Step 400
400

#65B1A1

oklch(70.6% 0.08 178.7)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#35A38F

oklch(64.8% 0.103 178.3)
Step 600
600

#008674

oklch(55.5% 0.101 178.9)
Step 700
700

#007161

oklch(49.1% 0.09 178.4)
Step 800
800

#005D4F

oklch(42.8% 0.079 177.8)
Step 900
900

#054D42

oklch(37.7% 0.067 178.6)
Step 950
950

#092D26

oklch(26.9% 0.043 177.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#35A38F 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)	#9C998E	0.108
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8D8E91	0.103
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A59D	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.103