#39A28A

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(64.6% 0.102 174.8), rgb(57, 162, 138).

Black text reads best on this color (6.70:1).

About this color

#39A28A is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 175°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.70:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.102)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.70:1
White text	3.13:1

Values

HEX	#39A28A
RGB	rgb(57, 162, 138)
HSL	hsl(166, 48%, 43%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.6% 0.102 174.8)

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 #39A28A	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc -63.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #39A28A	6.70:1	AA	Lc 46.0	Large or bold text, headings
#39A28A text on white	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc 58.0	Large or bold text, headings
#39A28A text on black	6.70:1	AA	Lc -43.7	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

#E1EDE9

oklch(93.6% 0.014 174.2)
Step 200
200

#C7DFD8

oklch(88.4% 0.027 176.3)
Step 300
300

#A0CCBF

oklch(81% 0.05 175)
Step 400
400

#67B19D

oklch(70.6% 0.08 174.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#39A28A

oklch(64.6% 0.102 174.8)
Step 600
600

#008770

oklch(55.7% 0.105 175.1)
Step 700
700

#00715D

oklch(49% 0.093 174.7)
Step 800
800

#005D4C

oklch(42.7% 0.081 174.6)
Step 900
900

#0A4D3F

oklch(37.7% 0.067 174.3)
Step 950
950

#0B2D25

oklch(27% 0.042 174.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#39A28A 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)	#9C9889	0.106
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8D8D8C	0.102
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A49B	0.027
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.103