#278887#278887

#278887 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.087 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278887
RGB	rgb(39, 136, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(179, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.60, -27.23, -7.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.60, 28.25, 195.46°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% -0.0841 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.087 194)
XYZ	xyz(14.0120, 19.7873, 25.9978)
Luminance	0.1979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278887 #882728

analogous

#278856 #278887 #275988

triadic

#278887 #872788 #888727

tetradic

#278887 #562788 #882728 #598827

square

#278887 #562788 #882728 #598827

split-complementary

#278887 #882759 #885627

monochromatic

#0C2929 #195858 #278887 #35B8B6 #5AD0CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#278887 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#278887 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278887

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278887	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278887	1.00	4.24	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8187

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278887;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 136, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.087 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aba9',
    500: '#278887',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278887;
$custom-light: #71aba9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278887",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.381,
    "s": 55.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57254,
    "c": 0.08665,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.19789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278887

secondary

#B55657

accent

#494BDF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #278887

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

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