#249696#249696

#249696 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.096 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#249696
RGB	rgb(36, 150, 150)
HSL	hsl(180, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(180, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76%, 0%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.47, -29.92, -8.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.47, 31.22, 196.59°)
OKLab	oklab(61.36% -0.0929 -0.0248)
OKLCH	oklch(61.36% 0.096 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1364, 24.3877, 32.6524)
Luminance	0.2439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#249696 #962424

analogous

#24965D #249696 #245D96

triadic

#249696 #962496 #969624

tetradic

#249696 #5D2496 #962424 #5D9624

square

#249696 #5D2496 #962424 #5D9624

split-complementary

#249696 #96245D #965D24

monochromatic

#0C3333 #186565 #249696 #30C7C7 #5CD8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#249696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.88

#249696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #249696

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##249696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##249696	1.00	3.57	5.88	5.88
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8E96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #249696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 150, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.096 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b5b4',
    500: '#249696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #249696;
$custom-light: #74b5b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#249696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61357,
    "c": 0.0962,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#249696

secondary

#BD5959

accent

#4343E4

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #249696

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

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