#278798#278798

#278798 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.089 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278798
RGB	rgb(39, 135, 152)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 11.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, -21.33, -17.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 27.28, 218.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% -0.0754 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.089 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1657, 20.0245, 32.7655)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278798 #983827

analogous

#279871 #278798 #274E98

triadic

#278798 #982787 #879827

tetradic

#278798 #712798 #983827 #4E9827

square

#278798 #712798 #983827 #4E9827

split-complementary

#278798 #98274E #987127

monochromatic

#0E3037 #1B5C67 #278798 #33B2C9 #63C5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#278798 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#278798 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278798

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278798	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278798	1.00	4.20	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278798;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 135, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.089 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aab6',
    500: '#278798',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278798;
$custom-light: #73aab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278798",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.027,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57667,
    "c": 0.08908,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278798

secondary

#BC6D5E

accent

#5D45E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278798

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

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