#278997#278997

#278997 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.089 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278997
RGB	rgb(39, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(188, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(188, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.46, -22.70, -15.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.46, 27.51, 214.38°)
OKLab	oklab(58.13% -0.0779 -0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(58.13% 0.089 209)
XYZ	xyz(15.3659, 20.5552, 32.4299)
Luminance	0.2056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278997 #973527

analogous

#27976D #278997 #275197

triadic

#278997 #972789 #899727

tetradic

#278997 #6D2797 #973527 #519727

square

#278997 #6D2797 #973527 #519727

split-complementary

#278997 #972751 #976D27

monochromatic

#0E3136 #1A5D66 #278997 #34B5C8 #62C8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#278997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#278997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278997

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278997	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.089 209.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb5',
    500: '#278997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278997;
$custom-light: #73abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58134,
    "c": 0.08911,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.20557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278997

secondary

#BC6A5E

accent

#5946E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278997

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

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