#278889#278889

#278889 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.087 H 196.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278889
RGB	rgb(39, 136, 137)
HSL	hsl(181, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(181, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 0.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.66, -26.62, -8.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.66, 27.97, 197.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% -0.0831 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.087 196)
XYZ	xyz(14.1542, 19.8441, 26.7464)
Luminance	0.1985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278889 #892827

analogous

#278959 #278889 #275789

triadic

#278889 #892788 #888927

tetradic

#278889 #592789 #892827 #578927

square

#278889 #592789 #892827 #578927

split-complementary

#278889 #892757 #895927

monochromatic

#0C292A #195959 #278889 #35B7B9 #5ACFD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#278889 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#278889 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278889

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278889	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278889	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8189

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70778A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278889;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 136, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.087 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71abab',
    500: '#278889',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278889;
$custom-light: #71abab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278889",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.612,
    "s": 55.682,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57328,
    "c": 0.08651,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.19846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278889

secondary

#B55857

accent

#4A49DF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #278889

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

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