#248BAB#248BAB

#248BAB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.101 H 223.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#248BAB
RGB	rgb(36, 139, 171)
HSL	hsl(194, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(194, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 18.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.79, -17.42, -25.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.79, 30.50, 235.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.44% -0.073 -0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(59.44% 0.101 223.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3078, 21.7785, 41.8116)
Luminance	0.2178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#248BAB #AB4424

analogous

#24AB87 #248BAB #2448AB

triadic

#248BAB #AB248B #8BAB24

tetradic

#248BAB #8724AB #AB4424 #48AB24

square

#248BAB #8724AB #AB4424 #48AB24

split-complementary

#248BAB #AB2448 #AB8724

monochromatic

#0F3946 #196278 #248BAB #37B0D5 #6AC4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#248BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#248BAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #248BAB

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##248BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##248BAB	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7988AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #248bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 139, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.101 223.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75adc4',
    500: '#248bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #248bab;
$custom-light: #75adc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#248bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.222,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59443,
    "c": 0.10126,
    "h": 223.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#248BAB

secondary

#C67C65

accent

#6840E8

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #248BAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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