#249AA0#249AA0
#249AA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.099 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #249AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 154, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 78%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.5%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.06, -28.80, -12.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.06, 31.29, 203.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.75% -0.0925 -0.034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.75% 0.099 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6254, 26.0220, 37.2920) |
| Luminance | 0.2602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.19
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.65
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.06
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.65
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.91
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#249AA0 #A02A24
analogous
#24A068 #249AA0 #245CA0
triadic
#249AA0 #A0249A #9AA024
tetradic
#249AA0 #6824A0 #A02A24 #5CA024
square
#249AA0 #6824A0 #A02A24 #5CA024
split-complementary
#249AA0 #A0245C #A06824
monochromatic
#0E3A3C #196A6E #249AA0 #31C9D1 #63D6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#249AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#249AA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #249AA0
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##249AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##249AA0 | 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)
#8E93A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D86A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #249aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 154, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.099 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8bc',
500: '#249aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #249aa0; $custom-light: #75b8bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#249aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 154,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.903,
"s": 63.265,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6275,
"c": 0.09855,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.26024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#249AA0
secondary
#C1635F
accent
#4941E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081