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#24BCAB Color

#24BCAB is rgb(36, 188, 171) in RGB, hsl(173, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 9%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#24BCAB
HEX#24BCAB
RGBrgb(36, 188, 171)
HSLhsl(173, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(173, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 9%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.121 183.1)
LABlab(68.69% -42.16 -2.80)
LCHlch(68.69% 42.26 183.80)

What #24BCAB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #24BCAB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 6.19Keppel#3AB09EΔE 6.35Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 6.56Persian Green#00A693ΔE 8.1Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.74Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 9.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#24BCAB Channel Values

How #24BCAB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 36 · G 188 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 173° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 173° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #24BCAB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #24BCAB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #24BCAB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #24BCAB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#24BCAB
Complementary
#BC2436
Analogous
#24BC5E
Analogous
#2482BC
Triadic
#AB24BC
Triadic
#BCAB24
Split comp.
#BC2482
Split comp.
#BC5E24

Tints & Shades of #24BCAB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#31D8C4
#4FDECD
#72E4D7
#94EBE0
#B6F1EA
#D4F7F3

Shades

#1FA393
#1B8D80
#167469
#115A51
#0C403A
#082B27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #24BCAB.

How #24BCAB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#24BCAB
Protanopia#ADADAB
Protanomaly#8BB3AB
Deuteranopia#9E9EAE
Deuteranomaly#7FABAD
Tritanopia#30BABA
Tritanomaly#2CBBB4
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #24BCAB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-24bcab: #24BCAB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #24BCAB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-24bcab': '#24BCAB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.737, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_24bcab">#24BCAB</color>
SVG fillfill="#24BCAB"

More Teal Colors

#24BCAB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#24BCAB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #24BCAB?

#24BCAB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(36, 188, 171) in RGB and hsl(173, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20B2AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.19.

What is the RGB value of #24BCAB?

#24BCAB is rgb(36, 188, 171) — red 36, green 188, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #24BCAB?

#24BCAB converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 9%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #24BCAB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #24BCAB scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #24BCAB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #24BCAB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 6.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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