#39A590

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(65.5% 0.103 177.5), rgb(57, 165, 144).

Black text reads best on this color (6.95:1).

About this color

#39A590 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.103 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.95:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.103)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.95:1
White text	3.01:1

Values

HEX	#39A590
RGB	rgb(57, 165, 144)
HSL	hsl(168, 49%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.5% 0.103 177.5)

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 #39A590	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc -62.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #39A590	6.95:1	AA	Lc 47.4	Large or bold text, headings
#39A590 text on white	3.01:1	AA large text	Lc 56.6	Large or bold text, headings
#39A590 text on black	6.95:1	AA	Lc -45.2	Large or bold text, headings

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

#9FCCC0

oklch(81% 0.05 176.9)
Step 400
400

#66B1A0

oklch(70.7% 0.08 177.6)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#39A590

oklch(65.5% 0.103 177.5)
Step 600
600

#008673

oklch(55.5% 0.102 178.1)
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

#074D41

oklch(37.7% 0.067 177.2)
Step 950
950

#092D26

oklch(26.9% 0.043 177.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#39A590 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)	#9F9B8F	0.108
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8F9092	0.102
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A79F	0.024
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.103