#277989#277989

#277989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.080 H 213.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277989
RGB	rgb(39, 121, 137)
HSL	hsl(190, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(190, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 11.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, -18.80, -15.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 24.59, 220.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% -0.0671 -0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.08 213.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1875, 15.9108, 26.0908)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277989 #893727

analogous

#278968 #277989 #274889

triadic

#277989 #892779 #798927

tetradic

#277989 #682789 #893727 #488927

square

#277989 #682789 #893727 #488927

split-complementary

#277989 #892748 #896827

monochromatic

#0C252A #194F59 #277989 #35A3B9 #5ABDD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#277989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#277989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277989

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277989	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D758A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 121, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.080 213.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa0ab',
    500: '#277989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277989;
$custom-light: #6fa0ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.796,
    "s": 55.682,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53447,
    "c": 0.08028,
    "h": 213.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277989

secondary

#B56657

accent

#6149DF

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #277989

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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