#278B96#278B96

#278B96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.089 H 205.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278B96
RGB	rgb(39, 139, 150)
HSL	hsl(186, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 7.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.06, -24.06, -14.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.06, 27.86, 210.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% -0.0804 -0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.089 205.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5719, 21.0967, 32.0996)
Luminance	0.2110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278B96 #963227

analogous

#27966A #278B96 #275496

triadic

#278B96 #96278B #8B9627

tetradic

#278B96 #6A2796 #963227 #549627

square

#278B96 #6A2796 #963227 #549627

split-complementary

#278B96 #962754 #966A27

monochromatic

#0E3135 #1A5E65 #278B96 #34B8C7 #61CAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#278B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#278B96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278B96

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278B96	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8597

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 139, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.089 205.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73adb4',
    500: '#278b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278b96;
$custom-light: #73adb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.946,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58604,
    "c": 0.08942,
    "h": 205.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278B96

secondary

#BC675D

accent

#5546E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278B96

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →