#2498A9#2498A9
#2498A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.100 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2498A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 152, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.7%, 10.1%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.75, -24.93, -17.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.75, 30.65, 215.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.6% -0.0866 -0.0497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.1 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1141, 25.6937, 41.4804) |
| Luminance | 0.2570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.03
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.00
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.57
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2498A9 #A93524
analogous
#24A977 #2498A9 #2456A9
triadic
#2498A9 #A92498 #98A924
tetradic
#2498A9 #7724A9 #A93524 #56A924
square
#2498A9 #7724A9 #A93524 #56A924
split-complementary
#2498A9 #A92456 #A97724
monochromatic
#0F3D44 #196B77 #2498A9 #36C0D4 #68D0DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#2498A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#2498A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2498A9
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2498A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2498A9 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8992AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7885A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2498a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 152, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.100 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b6c2',
500: '#2498a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2498a9; $custom-light: #76b6c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2498a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 152,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.669,
"s": 64.878,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.626,
"c": 0.09983,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.25696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2498A9
secondary
#C57064
accent
#5540E8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081