#277D8D#277D8D

#277D8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.083 H 212.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277D8D
RGB	rgb(39, 125, 141)
HSL	hsl(189, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, -19.64, -16.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 25.35, 219.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% -0.0696 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.083 212.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9760, 17.0202, 27.7955)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277D8D #8D3727

analogous

#278D6A #277D8D #274A8D

triadic

#277D8D #8D277D #7D8D27

tetradic

#277D8D #6A278D #8D3727 #4A8D27

square

#277D8D #6A278D #8D3727 #4A8D27

split-complementary

#277D8D #8D274A #8D6A27

monochromatic

#0C282D #1A525D #277D8D #34A7BD #5CC0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#277D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#277D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277D8D

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277D8D	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71798E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626E8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 125, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.083 212.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70a3ae',
    500: '#277d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277d8d;
$custom-light: #70a3ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.412,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54647,
    "c": 0.08271,
    "h": 212.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277D8D

secondary

#B76759

accent

#6048E0

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #277D8D

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

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