#278A96#278A96

#278A96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.089 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278A96
RGB	rgb(39, 138, 150)
HSL	hsl(186, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 8%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.74, -23.54, -14.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.74, 27.67, 211.68°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% -0.0794 -0.0404)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.089 207)
XYZ	xyz(15.4278, 20.8085, 32.0516)
Luminance	0.2081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278A96 #963327

analogous

#27966A #278A96 #275396

triadic

#278A96 #96278A #8A9627

tetradic

#278A96 #6A2796 #963327 #539627

square

#278A96 #6A2796 #963327 #539627

split-complementary

#278A96 #962753 #966A27

monochromatic

#0E3135 #1A5D65 #278A96 #34B7C7 #61C9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#278A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#278A96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278A96

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278A96	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 138, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.089 207.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73acb4',
    500: '#278a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278a96;
$custom-light: #73acb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.486,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58348,
    "c": 0.08909,
    "h": 207
  },
  "luminance": 0.2081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278A96

secondary

#BC675D

accent

#5746E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278A96

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

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