Teal Green #0A9396
Teal Green is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan with hex code #0A9396 and RGB rgb(10, 147, 150).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#0A9396 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 197°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Teal Green. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.101) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Teal Green |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Colors that go with Teal Green
Matches found by rotating Teal Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Teal Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Teal Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Teal Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Cyan #008B8B ΔE 0.026
- Blue Green #0F9B8E ΔE 0.031
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.031
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.037
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.038
- Teal Blue #01889F ΔE 0.040
- Blue NCS #118AB2 ΔE 0.058
- Teal #008080 ΔE 0.060
More about Teal Green
How to make Teal Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts blue
- 2 parts white
- 1 part yellow
Recipe result: #3D9190, a difference of ΔE 0.021 from Teal Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Teal Green in every format
| HEX | #0A9396 |
| RGB | rgb(10, 147, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 88%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.101 197.4) |
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 #0A9396 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #0A9396 | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #0A9396 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #0A9396 text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Teal Green
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
#F1F7F7
oklch(97.2% 0.006 197.1)
-
Step 100
100
#E0EDED
oklch(93.6% 0.014 196.9)
-
Step 200
200
#C5DFDF
oklch(88.5% 0.028 196.7)
-
Step 300
300
#9CCBCC
oklch(80.9% 0.049 197.9)
-
Step 400
400
#60B0B2
oklch(70.7% 0.079 197.6)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#0A9396
oklch(60.2% 0.101 197.4)
-
Step 600
600
#008487
oklch(55.6% 0.095 197.6)
-
Step 700
700
#006F71
oklch(49.1% 0.084 197)
-
Step 800
800
#005B5D
oklch(42.7% 0.073 197.4)
-
Step 900
900
#004C4D
oklch(37.8% 0.064 196.3)
-
Step 950
950
#062D2E
oklch(27.2% 0.042 197.5)
Teal Green 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) | #888B96 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #767F97 | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #009994 | 0.019 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.102 |
Use Teal Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.