#278996#278996

#278996 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.089 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278996
RGB	rgb(39, 137, 150)
HSL	hsl(187, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.42, -23.03, -15.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.42, 27.48, 213.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.09% -0.0784 -0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(58.09% 0.089 208)
XYZ	xyz(15.2850, 20.5229, 32.0040)
Luminance	0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278996 #963427

analogous

#27966C #278996 #275296

triadic

#278996 #962789 #899627

tetradic

#278996 #6C2796 #963427 #529627

square

#278996 #6C2796 #963427 #529627

split-complementary

#278996 #962752 #966C27

monochromatic

#0E3035 #1A5D65 #278996 #34B5C7 #61C8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#278996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#278996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278996

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278996	1.00	4.11	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 137, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.089 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb4',
    500: '#278996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278996;
$custom-light: #73abb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.027,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58093,
    "c": 0.08879,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.20525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278996

secondary

#BC685D

accent

#5846E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278996

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

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