#278879#278879

#278879 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.091 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278879
RGB	rgb(39, 136, 121)
HSL	hsl(171, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(171, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 11%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.17, -31.33, -0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.17, 31.33, 180.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% -0.0908 -0.0005)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.091 180.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0904, 19.4186, 21.1437)
Luminance	0.1942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278879 #882736

analogous

#278849 #278879 #276788

triadic

#278879 #792788 #887927

tetradic

#278879 #492788 #882736 #678827

square

#278879 #492788 #882736 #678827

split-complementary

#278879 #882767 #884927

monochromatic

#0C2924 #19584F #278879 #35B8A3 #5AD0BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#278879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#278879 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278879

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278879	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)

#828078

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74767A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 136, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.091 180.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70ab9f',
    500: '#278879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278879;
$custom-light: #70ab9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.722,
    "s": 55.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56771,
    "c": 0.09077,
    "h": 180.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278879

secondary

#B55665

accent

#4960DF

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278879

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

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