#448C7C

Closest named color: Dusty Teal (#4C9085). oklch(58.9% 0.077 177), rgb(68, 140, 124).

Black text reads best on this color (5.28:1).

About this color

#448C7C is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Teal (#4C9085), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.28:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.077)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dusty Teal (#4C9085)
Black text	5.28:1
White text	3.97:1

Values

HEX	#448C7C
RGB	rgb(68, 140, 124)
HSL	hsl(167, 35%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.9% 0.077 177)

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 #448C7C	3.97:1	AA large text	Lc -72.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #448C7C	5.28:1	AA	Lc 37.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#448C7C text on white	3.97:1	AA large text	Lc 66.9	Content text, not long reading
#448C7C text on black	5.28:1	AA	Lc -34.8	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F5

oklch(97% 0.004 179.7)
Step 100
100

#E3ECEA

oklch(93.6% 0.01 181.4)
Step 200
200

#CDDED9

oklch(88.6% 0.019 176.4)
Step 300
300

#AAC8C0

oklch(80.8% 0.034 177.5)
Step 400
400

#7BACA0

oklch(70.6% 0.055 177.7)
Step 500
500

#579889

oklch(63.2% 0.071 177.3)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#448C7C

oklch(58.9% 0.077 177)
Step 700
700

#2B6E60

oklch(49.1% 0.072 177.1)
Step 800
800

#255A4E

oklch(42.8% 0.06 176.2)
Step 900
900

#244A41

oklch(37.8% 0.047 176.4)
Step 950
950

#162B26

oklch(27% 0.029 177.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#448C7C 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)	#87857B	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#7C7C7D	0.078
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#238E87	0.023
Achromatopsia (no color)	#808080	0.078