#409F97

Closest named color: Sea (#3C9992). oklch(64.4% 0.09 187.5), rgb(64, 159, 151).

Black text reads best on this color (6.62:1).

About this color

#409F97 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.090 and its hue 188°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sea (#3C9992), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.62:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.090)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Sea (#3C9992)
Black text	6.62:1
White text	3.17:1

Values

HEX	#409F97
RGB	rgb(64, 159, 151)
HSL	hsl(175, 43%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.09 187.5)

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 #409F97	3.17:1	AA large text	Lc -64.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #409F97	6.62:1	AA	Lc 45.5	Large or bold text, headings
#409F97 text on white	3.17:1	AA large text	Lc 58.6	Large or bold text, headings
#409F97 text on black	6.62:1	AA	Lc -43.1	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

#F1F7F6

oklch(97.1% 0.006 185.3)
Step 100
100

#E1EDEB

oklch(93.7% 0.013 185.1)
Step 200
200

#C8DFDC

oklch(88.6% 0.025 187.3)
Step 300
300

#A1CAC5

oklch(80.8% 0.044 187.2)
Step 400
400

#6BAFA8

oklch(70.7% 0.07 187.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#409F97

oklch(64.4% 0.09 187.5)
Step 600
600

#00857D

oklch(55.5% 0.097 187.4)
Step 700
700

#007069

oklch(49.1% 0.086 187.3)
Step 800
800

#005C56

oklch(42.8% 0.075 187.1)
Step 900
900

#114B47

oklch(37.6% 0.058 188.2)
Step 950
950

#0D2C2A

oklch(26.9% 0.037 189.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#409F97 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)	#979797	0.095
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#888C98	0.090
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A39C	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.090