#278C74#278C74

#278C74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.098 H 173.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278C74
RGB	rgb(39, 140, 116)
HSL	hsl(166, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(166, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 0%, 17.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.34, -34.56, 4.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.34, 34.86, 172.44°)
OKLab	oklab(57.68% -0.0975 0.0116)
OKLCH	oklch(57.68% 0.098 173.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3656, 20.4469, 19.7619)
Luminance	0.2045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278C74 #8C273F

analogous

#278C42 #278C74 #27718C

triadic

#278C74 #74278C #8C7427

tetradic

#278C74 #42278C #8C273F #718C27

square

#278C74 #42278C #8C273F #718C27

split-complementary

#278C74 #8C2771 #8C4227

monochromatic

#0C2C25 #1A5C4C #278C74 #34BC9C #5CD2B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#278C74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#278C74 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278C74

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278C74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278C74	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878373

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7976

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278c74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 140, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.098 173.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70ae9c',
    500: '#278c74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278c74;
$custom-light: #70ae9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278c74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165.743,
    "s": 56.425,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57677,
    "c": 0.09824,
    "h": 173.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278C74

secondary

#B7586F

accent

#486CE0

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278C74

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

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