#278B71#278B71

#278B71 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.099 H 171.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278B71
RGB	rgb(39, 139, 113)
HSL	hsl(164, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(164, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 18.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.94, -34.89, 5.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.94, 35.36, 170.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% -0.098 0.0146)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.099 171.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0484, 20.0873, 18.8091)
Luminance	0.2009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278B71 #8B2741

analogous

#278B3F #278B71 #27738B

triadic

#278B71 #71278B #8B7127

tetradic

#278B71 #3F278B #8B2741 #738B27

square

#278B71 #3F278B #8B2741 #738B27

split-complementary

#278B71 #8B2773 #8B3F27

monochromatic

#0C2B23 #1A5B4A #278B71 #34BB98 #5BD1B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#278B71 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#278B71 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278B71

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278B71	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278B71	1.00	4.19	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878270

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797873

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278b71;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 139, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.099 171.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70ad99',
    500: '#278b71',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278b71;
$custom-light: #70ad99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278b71",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.4,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57322,
    "c": 0.09905,
    "h": 171.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278B71

secondary

#B65870

accent

#4870DF

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278B71

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

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