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#248a89 color: Taos Turquoise

#248a89 is rgb(36, 138, 137) in RGB and oklch(57.779% 0.08917 193.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

57.8%
0.089
194°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #248a89

#248a89 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Taos Turquoise (#2b8c8a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #248a89 mixed with white

  1. 248a89
  2. 429594
  3. 5aa1a0
  4. 70acab
  5. 85b8b7
  6. 9ac4c2
  7. aecfce
  8. c2dbda
  9. d6e7e6
  10. ebf3f3

Darker: #248a89 mixed with black

  1. 248a89
  2. 1e7776
  3. 186564
  4. 125353
  5. 0c4242
  6. 073231
  7. 042222
  8. 021414
  9. 000707
  10. 000101

Calmer: #248a89 with less saturation

  1. 248a89
  2. 348987
  3. 408786
  4. 4a8684
  5. 528483
  6. 5a8281
  7. 618180
  8. 687f7e
  9. 6e7d7d
  10. 747b7b

Questions about #248a89

What color is #248a89?

#248a89 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Taos Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(36, 138, 137), in HSL hsl(179.41, 58.62%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.779% 0.08917 193.983).

What colors go well with #248a89?

The complementary color of #248a89 is #a8636a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #408a6b and #3285a1. The triadic partners are #8d699f and #997139.

Is white or black text more readable on #248a89?

White text reads better on #248a89: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #248a89 a warm or cool color?

#248a89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.089.