#278080#278080

#278080 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.082 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278080
RGB	rgb(39, 128, 128)
HSL	hsl(180, 53%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(180, 70%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.5%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.79, -25.35, -7.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.79, 26.47, 196.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% -0.0787 -0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.082 195)
XYZ	xyz(12.4504, 17.4268, 23.1254)
Luminance	0.1743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278080 #802727

analogous

#278053 #278080 #275380

triadic

#278080 #802780 #808027

tetradic

#278080 #532780 #802727 #538027

square

#278080 #532780 #802727 #538027

split-complementary

#278080 #802753 #805327

monochromatic

#0A2222 #195151 #278080 #35AFAF #56CBCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#278080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#278080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #278080

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##278080	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777A80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7081

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 128, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.082 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa5a4',
    500: '#278080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278080;
$custom-light: #6fa5a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 53.293,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54906,
    "c": 0.08151,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.17428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278080

secondary

#B05353

accent

#4B4BDD

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #278080

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

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