#277B79#277B79

#277B79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.078 H 192.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277B79
RGB	rgb(39, 123, 121)
HSL	hsl(179, 52%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(179, 68%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 1.6%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, -24.95, -6.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 25.72, 194.03°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0765 -0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.078 192.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.3693, 15.9765, 20.5700)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277B79 #7B2729

analogous

#277B4F #277B79 #27537B

triadic

#277B79 #79277B #7B7927

tetradic

#277B79 #4F277B #7B2729 #537B27

square

#277B79 #4F277B #7B2729 #537B27

split-complementary

#277B79 #7B2753 #7B4F27

monochromatic

#0A1E1E #184D4B #277B79 #36A9A7 #54C9C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#277B79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#277B79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277B79

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277B79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277B79	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737579

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676B7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277b79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 123, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.078 192.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea19f',
    500: '#277b79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277b79;
$custom-light: #6ea19f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277b79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.571,
    "s": 51.852,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53331,
    "c": 0.07846,
    "h": 192.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277B79

secondary

#AD5153

accent

#4C50DB

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF2F2

border

#C8CCCC

text

#080F0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #277B79

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

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