#248E97#248E97
#248E97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.092 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #248E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 142, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 61%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 76%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 6%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.98, -25.64, -13.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.98, 28.86, 207.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.34% -0.0843 -0.0368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.34% 0.092 203.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9840, 21.9535, 32.6672) |
| Luminance | 0.2195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.10
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.48
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.61
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.91
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 6.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#248E97 #972D24
analogous
#249767 #248E97 #245597
triadic
#248E97 #97248E #8E9724
tetradic
#248E97 #672497 #972D24 #559724
square
#248E97 #672497 #972D24 #559724
split-complementary
#248E97 #972455 #976724
monochromatic
#0C3134 #186066 #248E97 #30BCC8 #5DCFD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#248E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#248E97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #248E97
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##248E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##248E97 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#828898
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727C97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #248e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 142, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.092 203.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73afb5',
500: '#248e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #248e97; $custom-light: #73afb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#248e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 142,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.696,
"s": 61.497,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59344,
"c": 0.092,
"h": 203.6
},
"luminance": 0.21955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#248E97
secondary
#BD615A
accent
#5043E5
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EDF4F6
border
#C8CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80