#278998#278998

#278998 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.089 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278998
RGB	rgb(39, 137, 152)
HSL	hsl(188, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(188, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.50, -22.38, -16.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.50, 27.54, 215.66°)
OKLab	oklab(58.18% -0.0775 -0.0447)
OKLCH	oklch(58.18% 0.089 210)
XYZ	xyz(15.4474, 20.5878, 32.8594)
Luminance	0.2059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278998 #983627

analogous

#27986F #278998 #275098

triadic

#278998 #982789 #899827

tetradic

#278998 #6F2798 #983627 #509827

square

#278998 #6F2798 #983627 #509827

split-complementary

#278998 #982750 #986F27

monochromatic

#0E3137 #1B5D67 #278998 #33B5C9 #63C7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#278998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#278998 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278998

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278998	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 137, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.089 210.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb6',
    500: '#278998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278998;
$custom-light: #73abb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.965,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58175,
    "c": 0.08947,
    "h": 210
  },
  "luminance": 0.2059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278998

secondary

#BC6B5E

accent

#5A45E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278998

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

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