Recognised as Colour
#248F7F
- #248F7F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#248F7F is a cyan with RGB values 36, 143, 127 and HSL 171°, 60%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#248F7F#248F7F
HEX#248F7F
RGBrgb(36, 143, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.5608, 0.498
RGB percentages14.1%, 56.1%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(171, 59.8%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171, 74.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK74.8%, 0%, 11.2%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,396,031
CSS custom property--colour: #248F7F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#DB7080
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F2434
Analogous#248F49, #246A8F
Triadic#7F248F, #8F7F24
Split complementary#8F246A, #8F4924
Tetradic#4A248F, #8F2434, #6A8F24
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R36
G143
B127
Red36 (14.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue171.03°
Saturation (HSL)59.78%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 24 · G 8F · B 7F
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