#249F8C#249F8C
#249F8C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.107 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #249F8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 159, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.4%, 0%, 11.9%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.03, -37.05, 0.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.03, 37.05, 179.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.34% -0.1068 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.34% 0.107 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8569, 27.0626, 29.0883) |
| Luminance | 0.2707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.56
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.02
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.89
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.97
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#249F8C #9F2437
analogous
#249F4E #249F8C #24749F
triadic
#249F8C #8C249F #9F8C24
tetradic
#249F8C #4E249F #9F2437 #749F24
square
#249F8C #4E249F #9F2437 #749F24
split-complementary
#249F8C #9F2474 #9F4E24
monochromatic
#0D3B34 #196D60 #249F8C #30D0B7 #62DBC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#249F8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#249F8C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #249F8C
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##249F8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##249F8C | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98958B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88898E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #249f8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 159, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.107 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74bcad',
500: '#249f8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #249f8c; $custom-light: #74bcad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#249f8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 159,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.732,
"s": 63.077,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63343,
"c": 0.10684,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.27065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#249F8C
secondary
#C15E6D
accent
#425BE6
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1210
muted
#7C817F