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#249ca3 color: Empress Envy

#249ca3 is rgb(36, 156, 163) in RGB and oklch(63.371% 0.09978 200.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

63.4%
0.100
201°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • teal-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #249ca3

#249ca3 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 201°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Envy (#2a9ca0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #249ca3 mixed with white

  1. 249ca3
  2. 46a6ac
  3. 5fb0b5
  4. 75babe
  5. 8ac3c7
  6. 9ecdd0
  7. b1d7da
  8. c5e1e3
  9. d8ebec
  10. ecf5f6

Darker: #249ca3 mixed with black

  1. 249ca3
  2. 1e878d
  3. 187378
  4. 125f63
  5. 0c4c4f
  6. 07393c
  7. 04282a
  8. 021819
  9. 00090a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #249ca3 with less saturation

  1. 249ca3
  2. 389aa1
  3. 47999e
  4. 53979c
  5. 5d9599
  6. 669497
  7. 6e9294
  8. 769092
  9. 7d8e8f
  10. 848c8d

Questions about #249ca3

What color is #249ca3?

#249ca3 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Empress Envy. In RGB it is rgb(36, 156, 163), in HSL hsl(183.31, 63.82%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.371% 0.09978 200.987).

What colors go well with #249ca3?

The complementary color of #249ca3 is #bf7170. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e9e82 and #4095bc. The triadic partners are #a676af and #a9843d.

Is white or black text more readable on #249ca3?

Black text reads better on #249ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #249ca3 a warm or cool color?

#249ca3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 201 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.1.