#248F8F#248F8F
#248F8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.092 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #248F8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 143, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.03, -28.64, -8.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.03, 29.89, 196.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.3% -0.089 -0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.092 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5057, 22.0013, 29.4107) |
| Luminance | 0.2200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 1.98
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.64
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 2.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.53
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.52
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#248F8F #8F2424
analogous
#248F59 #248F8F #24598F
triadic
#248F8F #8F248F #8F8F24
tetradic
#248F8F #59248F #8F2424 #598F24
square
#248F8F #59248F #8F2424 #598F24
split-complementary
#248F8F #8F2459 #8F5924
monochromatic
#0B2D2D #185E5E #248F8F #30C0C0 #58D5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#248F8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#248F8F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #248F8F
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##248F8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##248F8F | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85888F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767C90
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00948F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #248f8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 143, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.092 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b0af',
500: '#248f8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #248f8f; $custom-light: #72b0af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#248f8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 143,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 59.777,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59296,
"c": 0.09209,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.22003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#248F8F
secondary
#B95555
accent
#4545E3
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F