#278C72#278C72

#278C72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.100 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278C72
RGB	rgb(39, 140, 114)
HSL	hsl(165, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(165, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 0%, 18.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.29, -35.08, 5.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.29, 35.54, 170.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% -0.0985 0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.1 171.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2505, 20.4009, 19.1558)
Luminance	0.2040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278C72 #8C2741

analogous

#278C3F #278C72 #27748C

triadic

#278C72 #72278C #8C7227

tetradic

#278C72 #3F278C #8C2741 #748C27

square

#278C72 #3F278C #8C2741 #748C27

split-complementary

#278C72 #8C2774 #8C3F27

monochromatic

#0C2C24 #1A5C4B #278C72 #34BC99 #5CD2B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#278C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#278C72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278C72

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278C72	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888371

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7974

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 140, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.100 171.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70ae9a',
    500: '#278c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278c72;
$custom-light: #70ae9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.554,
    "s": 56.425,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57618,
    "c": 0.09959,
    "h": 171.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278C72

secondary

#B75870

accent

#486FE0

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278C72

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

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