#24D3EB Color

#24D3EB is rgb(36, 211, 235) in RGB, hsl(187, 83%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 10%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), visibly different at ΔE 11.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#24D3EB

HEX#24D3EB

RGBrgb(36, 211, 235)

HSLhsl(187, 83%, 53%)

HSVhsv(187, 85%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 10%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.132 209.8)

LABlab(77.36% -36.65 -24.39)

LCHlch(77.36% 44.02 213.64)

What #24D3EB 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 #24D3EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 11.95 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 12.39 Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 13.64 Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 13.96 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 14.49 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 14.73

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#24D3EB Channel Values

How #24D3EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 36 · G 211 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 187° · S 83% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 187° · S 85% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 85% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.81:1 vs white · 11.59:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #24D3EB 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #24D3EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #24D3EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #24D3EB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #24D3EB.

How #24D3EB 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#24D3EB

Protanopia#C3C3EB

Protanomaly#9CC9EB

Deuteranopia#B1B1ED

Deuteranomaly#8EC0EC

Tritanopia#00D6D6

Tritanomaly#0DD5DF

Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #24D3EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-24d3eb: #24D3EB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #24D3EB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-24d3eb': '#24D3EB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.827, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="color_24d3eb">#24D3EB</color>

SVG fillfill="#24D3EB"

More Teal Colors

#24D3EB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#24D3EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #24D3EB?

#24D3EB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(36, 211, 235) in RGB and hsl(187, 83%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.95.

What is the RGB value of #24D3EB?

#24D3EB is rgb(36, 211, 235) — red 36, green 211, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #24D3EB?

#24D3EB converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 10%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #24D3EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #24D3EB scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #24D3EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #24D3EB 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 11.95, which is visibly different.

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