What color is #247E81?

#247E81 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jade Jewel?

The RGB value is 36, 126, 129: 36 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jade Jewel?

The complementary color is #812724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #247E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jade Jewel color: hex code #247E81

#247E81 rgb(36, 126, 129)

Shades of teal

Jade Jewel has the hex code #247E81. It is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 49.4% green and 50.6% blue (36, 126, 129).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 56% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

Jade Jewel (#247E81) color codes

HEX	`#247E81`
RGB	`rgb(36, 126, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 49.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 56%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 72%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 2%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.11, -24.46, -9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.11, 26.15, 200.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.149, 16.88, 23.383)`
Decimal	`2391681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jade Jewel, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #247E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#247E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #247E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #247e81; }
.text { color: #247e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #247e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 126 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #247e81, #244f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #247E81 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #247E81?: #247E81 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jade Jewel?: The RGB value is 36, 126, 129: 36 red, 126 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jade Jewel?: The complementary color is #812724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #247E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.