#249CAE#249CAE
#249CAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.102 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #249CAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 156, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.3%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.16, -25.34, -18.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.16, 31.38, 216.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.81% -0.0884 -0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.81% 0.102 210.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2527, 27.2055, 44.2200) |
| Luminance | 0.2721 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.30
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.89
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.16
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.62
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#249CAE #AE3624
analogous
#24AE7B #249CAE #2457AE
triadic
#249CAE #AE249C #9CAE24
tetradic
#249CAE #7B24AE #AE3624 #57AE24
square
#249CAE #7B24AE #AE3624 #57AE24
split-complementary
#249CAE #AE2457 #AE7B24
monochromatic
#0F4149 #1A6F7B #249CAE #39C2D6 #6CD1E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#249CAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#249CAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #249CAE
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##249CAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##249CAE | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D96AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A89AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #249cae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 156, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.102 210.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9c6',
500: '#249cae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #249cae; $custom-light: #77b9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#249cae",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 156,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.826,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63806,
"c": 0.10237,
"h": 210.3
},
"luminance": 0.27208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#249CAE
secondary
#C77467
accent
#553FE9
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1113
muted
#7C8082