#278596#278596

#278596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.088 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278596
RGB	rgb(39, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.16, -20.93, -16.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.16, 26.92, 218.96°)
OKLab	oklab(57.07% -0.0742 -0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(57.07% 0.088 212.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7269, 19.4067, 31.8180)
Luminance	0.1941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278596 #963827

analogous

#279670 #278596 #274E96

triadic

#278596 #962785 #859627

tetradic

#278596 #702796 #963827 #4E9627

square

#278596 #702796 #963827 #4E9627

split-complementary

#278596 #96274E #967027

monochromatic

#0E2F35 #1A5A65 #278596 #34B0C7 #61C4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#278596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#278596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278596

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278596	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.088 212.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a8b4',
    500: '#278596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278596;
$custom-light: #72a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.189,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57074,
    "c": 0.08792,
    "h": 212.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278596

secondary

#BC6C5D

accent

#5E46E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278596

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

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