#278B73#278B73

#278B73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.098 H 173.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278B73
RGB	rgb(39, 139, 115)
HSL	hsl(166, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(166, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.9%, 0%, 17.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.99, -34.37, 4.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.99, 34.68, 172.28°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% -0.097 0.0118)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.098 173.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1623, 20.1329, 19.4087)
Luminance	0.2013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278B73 #8B273F

analogous

#278B41 #278B73 #27718B

triadic

#278B73 #73278B #8B7327

tetradic

#278B73 #41278B #8B273F #718B27

square

#278B73 #41278B #8B273F #718B27

split-complementary

#278B73 #8B2771 #8B4127

monochromatic

#0C2B24 #1A5B4B #278B73 #34BB9B #5BD1B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#278B73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#278B73 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278B73

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278B73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278B73	1.00	4.18	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#868272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797875

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278b73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 139, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.098 173.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70ad9b',
    500: '#278b73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278b73;
$custom-light: #70ad9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278b73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.6,
    "s": 56.18,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57381,
    "c": 0.09769,
    "h": 173.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278B73

secondary

#B6586E

accent

#486DDF

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278B73

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

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