#277D96#277D96

#277D96 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.088 H 221.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277D96
RGB	rgb(39, 125, 150)
HSL	hsl(194, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 16.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.63, -16.61, -20.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.63, 26.61, 231.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% -0.0659 -0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.088 221.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6731, 17.2990, 31.4667)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277D96 #964027

analogous

#279678 #277D96 #274596

triadic

#277D96 #96277D #7D9627

tetradic

#277D96 #782796 #964027 #459627

square

#277D96 #782796 #964027 #459627

split-complementary

#277D96 #962745 #967827

monochromatic

#0E2C35 #1A5565 #277D96 #34A5C7 #61BCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#277D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#277D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277D96

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277D96	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 125, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.088 221.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2b5',
    500: '#277d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277d96;
$custom-light: #72a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.514,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55043,
    "c": 0.08785,
    "h": 221.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277D96

secondary

#BC735D

accent

#6946E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277D96

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

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