#278970#278970

#278970 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.097 H 172.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278970
RGB	rgb(39, 137, 112)
HSL	hsl(165, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(165, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 18.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.26, -34.25, 5.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.26, 34.66, 171.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% -0.0963 0.0136)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.097 172)
XYZ	xyz(12.7055, 19.4911, 18.4186)
Luminance	0.1949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278970 #892740

analogous

#27893F #278970 #277189

triadic

#278970 #702789 #897027

tetradic

#278970 #3F2789 #892740 #718927

square

#278970 #3F2789 #892740 #718927

split-complementary

#278970 #892771 #893F27

monochromatic

#0C2A22 #195949 #278970 #35B997 #5AD0B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#278970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#278970 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278970

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278970	1.00	4.29	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85806F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777672

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 137, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.097 172.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fac99',
    500: '#278970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278970;
$custom-light: #6fac99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.694,
    "s": 55.682,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56759,
    "c": 0.09726,
    "h": 172
  },
  "luminance": 0.19493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278970

secondary

#B5576F

accent

#496FDF

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100D

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278970

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

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