#248A97

Closest named color: Teal Blue (#01889F). oklch(58.3% 0.091 207.7), rgb(36, 138, 151).

Black text reads best on this color (5.15:1).

About this color

#248A97 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Blue (#01889F), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.15:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Blue (#01889F)
Black text	5.15:1
White text	4.07:1

Values

HEX	#248A97
RGB	rgb(36, 138, 151)
HSL	hsl(187, 61%, 37%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.3% 0.091 207.7)

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 #248A97	4.07:1	AA large text	Lc -73.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #248A97	5.15:1	AA	Lc 36.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#248A97 text on white	4.07:1	AA large text	Lc 67.6	Content text, not long reading
#248A97 text on black	5.15:1	AA	Lc -34.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text

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

#F1F6F7

oklch(97% 0.005 211)
Step 100
100

#E1ECEE

oklch(93.5% 0.012 209.8)
Step 200
200

#C9DEE1

oklch(88.6% 0.023 207.1)
Step 300
300

#A3C9CE

oklch(81% 0.041 206.2)
Step 400
400

#6EACB6

oklch(70.6% 0.065 208.7)
Step 500
500

#4298A4

oklch(63.2% 0.084 207.7)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#248A97

oklch(58.3% 0.091 207.7)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#0C5963

oklch(42.6% 0.07 208.7)
Step 900
900

#164A50

oklch(37.8% 0.054 206)
Step 950
950

#0F2B2F

oklch(26.9% 0.034 207.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#248A97 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)	#7D8498	0.087
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6E7997	0.080
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00908E	0.028
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7E7E7E	0.091