#47C8AE

Closest named color: Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA). oklch(75.5% 0.119 176.9), rgb(71, 200, 174).

Black text reads best on this color (10.14:1).

About this color

#47C8AE is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.119 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.14:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.119)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA)
Black text	10.14:1
White text	2.07:1

Values

HEX	#47C8AE
RGB	rgb(71, 200, 174)
HSL	hsl(168, 54%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.5% 0.119 176.9)

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 #47C8AE	2.07:1	Fails	Lc -44.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #47C8AE	10.14:1	AAA	Lc 63.8	Content text, not long reading
#47C8AE text on white	2.07:1	Fails	Lc 40.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#47C8AE text on black	10.14:1	AAA	Lc -62.2	Content text, not long reading

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 400.

Step 50
50

#EFF8F5

oklch(97.2% 0.01 174.3)
Step 100
100

#DCEFE9

oklch(93.6% 0.022 175)
Step 200
200

#BDE3D8

oklch(88.6% 0.042 175.9)
Step 300
300

#8CD1C0

oklch(81% 0.074 177.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#47C8AE

oklch(75.5% 0.119 176.9)
Step 500
500

#00A088

oklch(63.1% 0.117 177)
Step 600
600

#008772

oklch(55.7% 0.104 176.6)
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

#004D41

oklch(37.6% 0.069 177.7)
Step 950
950

#002E26

oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#47C8AE 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)	#C1BCAD	0.125
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#AEAFB0	0.118
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00CBC0	0.028
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.120