#278985#278985

#278985 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.088 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278985
RGB	rgb(39, 137, 133)
HSL	hsl(178, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(178, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 2.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.85, -28.33, -5.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.85, 28.95, 191.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.44% -0.0861 -0.0167)
OKLCH	oklch(57.44% 0.088 191)
XYZ	xyz(14.0140, 20.0145, 25.3104)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278985 #89272B

analogous

#278954 #278985 #275C89

triadic

#278985 #852789 #898527

tetradic

#278985 #542789 #89272B #5C8927

square

#278985 #542789 #89272B #5C8927

split-complementary

#278985 #89275C #895427

monochromatic

#0C2A29 #195957 #278985 #35B9B3 #5AD0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#278985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#278985 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278985

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278985	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818285

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727786

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 137, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.088 191.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aca8',
    500: '#278985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278985;
$custom-light: #71aca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.551,
    "s": 55.682,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57443,
    "c": 0.08769,
    "h": 191
  },
  "luminance": 0.20016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278985

secondary

#B5575B

accent

#494FDF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #278985

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

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