#2499A9#2499A9
#2499A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.100 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2499A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 153, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.06, -25.44, -17.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.06, 30.80, 214.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.85% -0.0876 -0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.85% 0.1 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2771, 26.0197, 41.5347) |
| Luminance | 0.2602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.47
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.70
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.26
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.47
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.49
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2499A9 #A93424
analogous
#24A976 #2499A9 #2456A9
triadic
#2499A9 #A92499 #99A924
tetradic
#2499A9 #7624A9 #A93424 #56A924
square
#2499A9 #7624A9 #A93424 #56A924
split-complementary
#2499A9 #A92456 #A97624
monochromatic
#0F3E44 #196B77 #2499A9 #36C1D4 #68D1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#2499A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#2499A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2499A9
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2499A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2499A9 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B93AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7986A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2499a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 153, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.100 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b7c2',
500: '#2499a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2499a9; $custom-light: #76b7c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2499a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 153,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.218,
"s": 64.878,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62851,
"c": 0.10004,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.26022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2499A9
secondary
#C57064
accent
#5440E8
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081