HEX Color #248A66 (Seagreen)

About #248A66

The hex code #248A66 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Seagreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(36, 138, 102).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#248A66

RGB36, 138, 102

HSL158.8°, 58.6%, 34.1%

CMYK74%, 0%, 26%, 46%

HSV158.8°, 73.9%, 54.1%

LAB51.3, -37.7, 11.1

XYZ12.2, 19.5, 15.7

Decimal2394726

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#248A66 #8A2347

Analogous

#238A33 #237A8A

Triadic

#66238A #8A6623

Tetradic

#33238A #8A2347 #7A8A23

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#248A66

#3C9777

#54A488

#6DB199

#85BEAA

#9DCBBB

#B6D8CC

#CEE5DD

#E6F2EE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#248A66

#207A5A

#1C6B4F

#185C44

#144C38

#103D2D

#0C2E22

#081E16

#040F0B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.28:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.90:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.09:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.17:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #248A66; }

.text-color { color: #248A66; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #248A66; }

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Seagreen

#2E8B57