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#249279 color: Illuminating Emerald

#249279 is rgb(36, 146, 121) in RGB and oklch(59.353% 0.10332 173.541) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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166°
100%

59.4%
0.103
174°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #249279

#249279 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 174°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.84:1 contrast and black text 5.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #249279 mixed with white

  1. 249279
  2. 439d86
  3. 5ca892
  4. 72b29f
  5. 87bdac
  6. 9bc8ba
  7. afd3c7
  8. c3ded5
  9. d7e9e3
  10. ebf4f1

Darker: #249279 mixed with black

  1. 249279
  2. 1e7e68
  3. 186b58
  4. 125848
  5. 0c4639
  6. 07352b
  7. 04251d
  8. 021610
  9. 000805
  10. 000101

Calmer: #249279 with less saturation

  1. 249279
  2. 35907a
  3. 428e7a
  4. 4c8d7b
  5. 558b7b
  6. 5e897c
  7. 65877c
  8. 6c857d
  9. 72837d
  10. 78807e

Questions about #249279

What color is #249279?

#249279 is bright teal. The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(36, 146, 121), in HSL hsl(166.36, 60.44%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.353% 0.10332 173.541).

What colors go well with #249279?

The complementary color of #249279 is #ad6383. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #578e55 and #00909a. The triadic partners are #8172b6 and #ae6c3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #249279?

White text reads better on #249279: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and black gives 5.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #249279 a warm or cool color?

#249279 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 174 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.103.