#41998A

Closest named color: Sea (#3C9992). oklch(62.5% 0.088 180.4), rgb(65, 153, 138).

Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).

About this color

#41998A is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 180°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sea (#3C9992), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.088)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Sea (#3C9992)
Black text	6.14:1
White text	3.41:1

Values

HEX	#41998A
RGB	rgb(65, 153, 138)
HSL	hsl(170, 40%, 43%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.088 180.4)

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 #41998A	3.41:1	AA large text	Lc -66.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #41998A	6.14:1	AA	Lc 42.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#41998A text on white	3.41:1	AA large text	Lc 61.4	Content text, not long reading
#41998A text on black	6.14:1	AA	Lc -40.3	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

#F2F7F5

oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
Step 100
100

#E2EDEA

oklch(93.7% 0.012 178)
Step 200
200

#C9DFDA

oklch(88.6% 0.024 180.6)
Step 300
300

#A3CAC2

oklch(80.9% 0.043 181.3)
Step 400
400

#6FAFA2

oklch(70.7% 0.069 179.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#41998A

oklch(62.5% 0.088 180.4)
Step 600
600

#188576

oklch(55.6% 0.095 180.7)
Step 700
700

#027163

oklch(49.2% 0.089 180.2)
Step 800
800

#0C5C51

oklch(42.7% 0.073 180.6)
Step 900
900

#174B43

oklch(37.6% 0.056 181.1)
Step 950
950

#0F2C27

oklch(26.9% 0.036 180.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#41998A 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)	#939189	0.093
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#85878B	0.087
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#009B94	0.025
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8B8B8B	0.088