#278979#278979

#278979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.092 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278979
RGB	rgb(39, 137, 121)
HSL	hsl(170, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(170, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.50, -31.80, 0.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.50, 31.81, 179.15°)
OKLab	oklab(57.04% -0.0918 0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(57.04% 0.092 179.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2319, 19.7016, 21.1909)
Luminance	0.1970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278979 #892737

analogous

#278948 #278979 #276889

triadic

#278979 #792789 #897927

tetradic

#278979 #482789 #892737 #688927

square

#278979 #482789 #892737 #688927

split-complementary

#278979 #892768 #894827

monochromatic

#0C2A25 #19594F #278979 #35B9A3 #5AD0BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#278979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#278979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278979

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278979	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838178

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75777A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 137, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.092 179.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70ac9f',
    500: '#278979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278979;
$custom-light: #70ac9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.204,
    "s": 55.682,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57036,
    "c": 0.09185,
    "h": 179.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278979

secondary

#B55766

accent

#4961DF

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278979

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

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