#0E7490 — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#0E7490 is a dark, vivid cyan. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class cyan-700 (e.g. bg-cyan-700, text-cyan-700). Its nearest CSS named color is teal (#008080). For readable text on a #0E7490 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (5.36:1). #0E7490 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.
Color Values
| Hex | #0E7490 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(14, 116, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 82%, 31%) |
| HSV / HSB | 193°, 90%, 56% |
| Nearest named | teal (#008080) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#0E7490 in Tailwind CSS (cyan-700)
#0E7490 ships with Tailwind CSS as cyan-700 — use it as bg-cyan-700, text-cyan-700, or border-cyan-700. It sits at step 700 of the cyan ramp; every other step links to its own page:
Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.
Tints of #0E7490 (Mixed with White)
Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.
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10% tint
#26829b -
20% tint
#3e90a6 -
30% tint
#569eb1 -
40% tint
#6eacbc -
50% tint
#87bac8 -
60% tint
#9fc7d3 -
70% tint
#b7d5de -
80% tint
#cfe3e9 -
90% tint
#e7f1f4
Shades of #0E7490 (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#0d6882 -
20% shade
#0b5d73 -
30% shade
#0a5165 -
40% shade
#084656 -
50% shade
#073a48 -
60% shade
#062e3a -
70% shade
#04232b -
80% shade
#03171d -
90% shade
#010c0e
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #0E7490 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).
| Text color | White text 5.36:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Fail |
|---|---|
| Black text 3.92:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Pass · AAA: Fail |
If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #0E7490 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More cyan colors in the library: #059669 (emerald-600), #0D9488 (teal-600), #16A085, #0F766E (teal-700), #008080, #047857 (emerald-700).
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #0E7490?
#0E7490 is a dark, vivid cyan —
rgb(14, 116, 144). Its nearest CSS named color isteal. In Tailwind CSS it iscyan-700. -
How do I make tints and shades of #0E7490?
Mix #0E7490 with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #0E7490 is
#3e90a6and a 20% shade is#0b5d73— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #0E7490 in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #0E7490?
White text gives the strongest contrast on a #0E7490 background at 5.36:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text but not AAA.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #0E7490?
cyan-700— use it asbg-cyan-700,text-cyan-700, orborder-cyan-700. The full cyan 50–950 ramp is linked above.
Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.
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