#71D5DC

Closest named color: Sky Blue (#87CEEB). oklch(81.5% 0.094 201.5), rgb(113, 213, 220).

Black text reads best on this color (12.25:1).

About this color

#71D5DC is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 201°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.25:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.094)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Sky Blue (#87CEEB)
Black text	12.25:1
White text	1.71:1

Values

HEX	#71D5DC
RGB	rgb(113, 213, 220)
HSL	hsl(184, 60%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(81.5% 0.094 201.5)

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 #71D5DC	1.71:1	Fails	Lc -34.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #71D5DC	12.25:1	AAA	Lc 73.2	Content text, not long reading
#71D5DC text on white	1.71:1	Fails	Lc 30.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#71D5DC text on black	12.25:1	AAA	Lc -72.1	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 300.

Step 50
50

#ECF8F9

oklch(97% 0.013 202.9)
Step 100
100

#D6F0F1

oklch(93.7% 0.027 199.5)
Step 200
200

#B1E4E8

oklch(88.5% 0.053 202.2)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#71D5DC

oklch(81.5% 0.094 201.5)
Step 400
400

#00B6C0

oklch(70.7% 0.12 201.8)
Step 500
500

#009CA5

oklch(63.1% 0.107 202)
Step 600
600

#00838A

oklch(55.5% 0.094 201.4)
Step 700
700

#006E74

oklch(49% 0.083 201.4)
Step 800
800

#005A60

oklch(42.6% 0.073 202.7)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#002D30

oklch(27% 0.046 201.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#71D5DC 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)	#C8CDDD	0.096
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B6C0DD	0.089
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#2FDCD7	0.042
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C6C6C6	0.095