#278689#278689
#278689 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.085 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #278689 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 134, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 56%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 72%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.5%, 2.2%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.02, -25.61, -9.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.02, 27.34, 200.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.81% -0.081 -0.0265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.81% 0.085 198.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8751, 19.2861, 26.6534) |
| Luminance | 0.1929 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.62
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.76
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 3.35
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.82
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 5.33
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#278689 #892A27
analogous
#27895B #278689 #275589
triadic
#278689 #892786 #868927
tetradic
#278689 #5B2789 #892A27 #558927
square
#278689 #5B2789 #892A27 #558927
split-complementary
#278689 #892755 #895B27
monochromatic
#0C292A #195759 #278689 #35B5B9 #5ACDD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#278689 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#278689 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #278689
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##278689 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##278689 | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C8089
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E758A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #278689; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 134, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.085 198.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71a9ab',
500: '#278689',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #278689; $custom-light: #71a9ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#278689",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 134,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.837,
"s": 55.682,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56809,
"c": 0.08525,
"h": 198.1
},
"luminance": 0.19288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#278689
secondary
#B55A57
accent
#4D49DF
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F