#249EA0#249EA0
#249EA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.101 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #249EA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 158, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 78%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.31, -30.75, -10.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.31, 32.45, 198.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.77% -0.0965 -0.0288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.77% 0.101 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2967, 27.3645, 37.5157) |
| Luminance | 0.2737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.15
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.96
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#249EA0 #A02624
analogous
#24A064 #249EA0 #2460A0
triadic
#249EA0 #A0249E #9EA024
tetradic
#249EA0 #6424A0 #A02624 #60A024
square
#249EA0 #6424A0 #A02624 #60A024
split-complementary
#249EA0 #A02460 #A06424
monochromatic
#0E3B3C #196D6E #249EA0 #31CED1 #63DADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#249EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#249EA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #249EA0
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##249EA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##249EA0 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9396A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8189A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #249ea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 158, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.101 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbbc',
500: '#249ea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #249ea0; $custom-light: #76bbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#249ea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 158,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.968,
"s": 63.265,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63766,
"c": 0.10071,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.27367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#249EA0
secondary
#C1605F
accent
#4441E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181