#278B61#278B61

#278B61 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.112 H 160.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278B61
RGB	rgb(39, 139, 97)
HSL	hsl(155, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(155, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 30.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, -38.82, 14.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 41.41, 159.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% -0.106 0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.112 160.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.2257, 19.7583, 14.4763)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278B61 #8B2751

analogous

#278B2F #278B61 #27838B

triadic

#278B61 #61278B #8B6127

tetradic

#278B61 #2F278B #8B2751 #838B27

square

#278B61 #2F278B #8B2751 #838B27

split-complementary

#278B61 #8B2783 #8B2F27

monochromatic

#0C2B1E #1A5B40 #278B61 #34BB82 #5BD1A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#278B61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#278B61 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278B61

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278B61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278B61	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#89805F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7764

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278b61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 139, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.112 160.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fae8e',
    500: '#278b61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278b61;
$custom-light: #6fae8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278b61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 154.8,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56893,
    "c": 0.11213,
    "h": 160.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278B61

secondary

#B6587F

accent

#4888DF

background

#F7FAF8

surface

#EDF4F0

border

#C8CECB

text

#08100C

muted

#7B7F7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #278B61

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

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