#249F9D#249F9D
#249F9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.102 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #249F9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(36, 159, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.4%, 0%, 1.3%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.53, -32.13, -8.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.53, 33.20, 194.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% -0.0989 -0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.102 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2087, 27.6033, 36.2073) |
| Luminance | 0.2761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.07
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.26
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.27
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#249F9D #9F2426
analogous
#249F5F #249F9D #24649F
triadic
#249F9D #9D249F #9F9D24
tetradic
#249F9D #5F249F #9F2426 #649F24
square
#249F9D #5F249F #9F2426 #649F24
split-complementary
#249F9D #9F2464 #9F5F24
monochromatic
#0D3B3A #196D6C #249F9D #30D0CE #62DBD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#249F9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#249F9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #249F9D
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##249F9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##249F9D | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95979D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838A9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #249f9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(36, 159, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.102 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcb9',
500: '#249f9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #249f9d; $custom-light: #76bcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#249f9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 36,
"g": 159,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.024,
"s": 63.077,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63912,
"c": 0.10155,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.27606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#249F9D
secondary
#C15E60
accent
#4244E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180