#248A8A

A dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkcyan.

About #248A8A

When working with digital screens, the color #248A8A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkcyan. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 36, 138, and 138.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 58.6% saturation, and 34.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#248A8A
RGB36, 138, 138
HSL180.0°, 58.6%, 34.1%
CMYK74%, 0%, 0%, 46%
HSV180.0°, 73.9%, 54.1%
LAB52.3, -27.7, -8.3
XYZ14.4, 20.4, 27.2
Decimal2394762

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.08:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #248A8A; }
.text-color { color: #248A8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #248A8A; }

Similar Colors

Darkcyan
#008B8B