#278688#278688

#278688 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.085 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278688
RGB	rgb(39, 134, 136)
HSL	hsl(181, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(181, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 1.5%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.99, -25.92, -9.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.99, 27.45, 199.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% -0.0815 -0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.085 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8037, 19.2575, 26.2773)
Luminance	0.1926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278688 #882927

analogous

#27885A #278688 #275688

triadic

#278688 #882786 #868827

tetradic

#278688 #5A2788 #882927 #568827

square

#278688 #5A2788 #882927 #568827

split-complementary

#278688 #882756 #885A27

monochromatic

#0C2829 #195758 #278688 #35B5B8 #5ACDD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#278688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#278688 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278688

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278688	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 134, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.085 197.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a9aa',
    500: '#278688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278688;
$custom-light: #71a9aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.237,
    "s": 55.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56772,
    "c": 0.08525,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278688

secondary

#B55856

accent

#4C49DF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #278688

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

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