#249F9C#249F9C
#249F9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.102 H 192.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #249F9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 159, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.4%, 0%, 1.9%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.50, -32.43, -7.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.50, 33.36, 193.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.88% -0.0993 -0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.88% 0.102 192.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1236, 27.5693, 35.7595) |
| Luminance | 0.2757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.31
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.87
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.44
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#249F9C #9F2427
analogous
#249F5F #249F9C #24649F
triadic
#249F9C #9C249F #9F9C24
tetradic
#249F9C #5F249F #9F2427 #649F24
square
#249F9C #5F249F #9F2427 #649F24
split-complementary
#249F9C #9F2464 #9F5F24
monochromatic
#0D3B3A #196D6B #249F9C #30D0CC #62DBD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#249F9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#249F9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #249F9C
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##249F9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##249F9C | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95979C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848A9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #249f9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 159, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.102 192.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcb9',
500: '#249f9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #249f9c; $custom-light: #76bcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#249f9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 159,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.537,
"s": 63.077,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63877,
"c": 0.10169,
"h": 192.4
},
"luminance": 0.27572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#249F9C
secondary
#C15E61
accent
#4246E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180