#248B8B#248B8B
#248B8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.090 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #248B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 139, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 74%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.62, -27.90, -8.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.62, 29.11, 196.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.11% -0.0866 -0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.11% 0.09 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6182, 20.7026, 27.6467) |
| Luminance | 0.2070 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.28
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.65
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.14
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.66
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#248B8B #8B2424
analogous
#248B58 #248B8B #24588B
triadic
#248B8B #8B248B #8B8B24
tetradic
#248B8B #58248B #8B2424 #588B24
square
#248B8B #58248B #8B2424 #588B24
split-complementary
#248B8B #8B2458 #8B5824
monochromatic
#0B2A2A #175A5A #248B8B #31BCBC #56D3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#248B8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#248B8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #248B8B
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##248B8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##248B8B | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82848B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72798C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #248b8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.090 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71adac',
500: '#248b8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #248b8b; $custom-light: #71adac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#248b8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 139,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 58.857,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58112,
"c": 0.08969,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.20704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#248B8B
secondary
#B75353
accent
#4646E2
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F