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#248fae color: Carol

#248fae is rgb(36, 143, 174) in RGB and oklch(60.572% 0.10251 222.396) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

60.6%
0.103
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #248fae

#248fae is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carol (#338dae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #248fae mixed with white

  1. 248fae
  2. 439ab6
  3. 5ca5be
  4. 72b0c6
  5. 87bbcf
  6. 9bc7d7
  7. afd2df
  8. c3dde7
  9. d7e8ef
  10. ebf4f7

Darker: #248fae mixed with black

  1. 248fae
  2. 1e7c97
  3. 186980
  4. 12576a
  5. 0c4555
  6. 073441
  7. 04242e
  8. 02151c
  9. 00070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #248fae with less saturation

  1. 248fae
  2. 368eaa
  3. 438da5
  4. 4e8ca1
  5. 578a9d
  6. 5f8998
  7. 678894
  8. 6e868f
  9. 75858b
  10. 7c8386

Questions about #248fae

What color is #248fae?

#248fae is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Carol. In RGB it is rgb(36, 143, 174), in HSL hsl(193.48, 65.71%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.572% 0.10251 222.396).

What colors go well with #248fae?

The complementary color of #248fae is #b56c4f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #099592 and #5385be. The triadic partners are #ac6893 and #8e8433.

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

White text reads better on #248fae: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #248fae a warm or cool color?

#248fae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.103.