#248E89#248E89
#248E89 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.092 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #248E89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 142, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.6%, 0%, 3.5%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.52, -29.97, -5.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.52, 30.53, 191.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% -0.0907 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.092 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9138, 21.5254, 27.0309) |
| Luminance | 0.2153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.44
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.57
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.18
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#248E89 #8E2429
analogous
#248E54 #248E89 #245E8E
triadic
#248E89 #89248E #8E8924
tetradic
#248E89 #54248E #8E2429 #5E8E24
square
#248E89 #54248E #8E2429 #5E8E24
split-complementary
#248E89 #8E245E #8E5424
monochromatic
#0B2C2B #185D5A #248E89 #30BFB8 #58D5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#248E89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#248E89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #248E89
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##248E89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##248E89 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#858689
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767B8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #248e89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 142, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.092 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71afab',
500: '#248e89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #248e89; $custom-light: #71afab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#248e89",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 142,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.17,
"s": 59.551,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5882,
"c": 0.09218,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.21527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#248E89
secondary
#B9555A
accent
#454DE3
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F