#278988#278988

#278988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.087 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278988
RGB	rgb(39, 137, 136)
HSL	hsl(179, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(179, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.5%, 0%, 0.7%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.95, -27.42, -7.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.95, 28.45, 195.47°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% -0.0847 -0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.087 194)
XYZ	xyz(14.2243, 20.0986, 26.4175)
Luminance	0.2010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278988 #892728

analogous

#278957 #278988 #275989

triadic

#278988 #882789 #898827

tetradic

#278988 #572789 #892728 #598927

square

#278988 #572789 #892728 #598927

split-complementary

#278988 #892759 #895727

monochromatic

#0C2A29 #195959 #278988 #35B9B7 #5AD0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#278988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#278988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278988

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278988	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808288

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 137, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.087 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71acaa',
    500: '#278988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278988;
$custom-light: #71acaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.388,
    "s": 55.682,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57551,
    "c": 0.08727,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278988

secondary

#B55758

accent

#494ADF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #278988

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

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