#249C8B#249C8B

#249C8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.104 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#249C8B
RGB	rgb(36, 156, 139)
HSL	hsl(172, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(172, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 0%, 10.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.05, -35.96, -0.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.05, 35.97, 180.49°)
OKLab	oklab(62.53% -0.1043 -0.0014)
OKLCH	oklch(62.53% 0.104 180.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2739, 26.0140, 28.5319)
Luminance	0.2602 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#249C8B #9C2435

analogous

#249C4F #249C8B #24719C

triadic

#249C8B #8B249C #9C8B24

tetradic

#249C8B #4F249C #9C2435 #719C24

square

#249C8B #4F249C #9C2435 #719C24

split-complementary

#249C8B #9C2471 #9C4F24

monochromatic

#0D3932 #196A5F #249C8B #2FCEB7 #60DAC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.39

#249C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.20

#249C8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #249C8B

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##249C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##249C8B	1.00	3.39	6.20	6.20
#FFFFFF	3.39	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)

#95928A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85878C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009F97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #249c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 156, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.104 180.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74baac',
    500: '#249c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #249c8b;
$custom-light: #74baac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#249c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 36,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62532,
    "c": 0.10427,
    "h": 180.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.26016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#249C8B

secondary

#BF5C6A

accent

#4259E6

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #249C8B

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

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