#278797#278797

#278797 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.089 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278797
RGB	rgb(39, 135, 151)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 10.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.83, -21.66, -16.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.83, 27.22, 217.29°)
OKLab	oklab(57.63% -0.0759 -0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(57.63% 0.089 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0842, 19.9919, 32.3360)
Luminance	0.1999 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278797 #973727

analogous

#27976F #278797 #274F97

triadic

#278797 #972787 #879727

tetradic

#278797 #6F2797 #973727 #4F9727

square

#278797 #6F2797 #973727 #4F9727

split-complementary

#278797 #97274F #976F27

monochromatic

#0E3036 #1A5C66 #278797 #34B2C8 #62C6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#278797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#278797 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278797

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278797	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 135, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.089 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aab5',
    500: '#278797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278797;
$custom-light: #73aab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57625,
    "c": 0.08867,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278797

secondary

#BC6B5E

accent

#5C46E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278797

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

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