#247E55

Closest named color: Jungle Green (#048243). oklch(53% 0.106 159.2), rgb(36, 126, 85).

White text reads best on this color (5.01:1).

About this color

#247E55 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 53%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 159°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Jungle Green (#048243), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (53%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Jungle Green (#048243)
Black text	4.19:1
White text	5.01:1

Values

HEX	#247E55
RGB	rgb(36, 126, 85)
HSL	hsl(153, 56%, 32%)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.106 159.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #247E55	5.01:1	AA	Lc -79.7	Fine for body text
Black text on #247E55	4.19:1	AA large text	Lc 29.8	Dividers and decoration only
#247E55 text on white	5.01:1	AA	Lc 74.3	Content text, not long reading
#247E55 text on black	4.19:1	AA large text	Lc -27.4	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F4

oklch(97.2% 0.007 160.1)
Step 100
100

#E3EDE6

oklch(93.7% 0.014 155.6)
Step 200
200

#CBDFD3

oklch(88.5% 0.027 159.5)
Step 300
300

#A7CBB6

oklch(81% 0.048 159.5)
Step 400
400

#76B090

oklch(70.8% 0.077 159.5)
Step 500
500

#4F9C74

oklch(63.2% 0.098 159.1)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#247E55

oklch(53% 0.106 159.2)
Step 700
700

#1F714C

oklch(49% 0.098 159.4)
Step 800
800

#1D5C3E

oklch(42.6% 0.082 159)
Step 900
900

#1F4C35

oklch(37.8% 0.064 158.8)
Step 950
950

#132C1F

oklch(26.8% 0.04 159.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#247E55 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7D7453	0.100
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#716C58	0.097
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007D73	0.046
Achromatopsia (no color)	#6F6F6F	0.107