#248F8E#248F8E
#248F8E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.092 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #248F8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 143, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 0.7%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.00, -28.95, -8.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.00, 30.04, 195.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.26% -0.0894 -0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.26% 0.092 194) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4303, 21.9711, 29.0136) |
| Luminance | 0.2197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.95
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.35
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.92
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.33
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.11
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#248F8E #8F2425
analogous
#248F58 #248F8E #245B8F
triadic
#248F8E #8E248F #8F8E24
tetradic
#248F8E #58248F #8F2425 #5B8F24
square
#248F8E #58248F #8F2425 #5B8F24
split-complementary
#248F8E #8F245B #8F5824
monochromatic
#0B2D2D #185E5D #248F8E #30C0BF #58D5D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#248F8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#248F8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #248F8E
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##248F8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##248F8E | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 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)
#85888E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767C8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #248f8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 143, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.092 194.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b0af',
500: '#248f8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #248f8e; $custom-light: #72b0af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#248f8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 143,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.439,
"s": 59.777,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5926,
"c": 0.09217,
"h": 194
},
"luminance": 0.21973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#248F8E
secondary
#B95556
accent
#4546E3
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F