#278C7D#278C7D

#278C7D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.093 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278C7D
RGB	rgb(39, 140, 125)
HSL	hsl(171, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(171, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.1%, 0%, 10.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.58, -32.09, -0.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.58, 32.10, 180.47°)
OKLab	oklab(57.96% -0.0931 -0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(57.96% 0.093 180.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9147, 20.6666, 22.6538)
Luminance	0.2067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278C7D #8C2736

analogous

#278C4A #278C7D #27698C

triadic

#278C7D #7D278C #8C7D27

tetradic

#278C7D #4A278C #8C2736 #698C27

square

#278C7D #4A278C #8C2736 #698C27

split-complementary

#278C7D #8C2769 #8C4A27

monochromatic

#0C2C28 #1A5C52 #278C7D #34BCA8 #5CD2C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#278C7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#278C7D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278C7D

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278C7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278C7D	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86847C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#78797E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278c7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 140, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.093 180.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71aea2',
    500: '#278c7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278c7d;
$custom-light: #71aea2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278c7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.089,
    "s": 56.425,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57957,
    "c": 0.09314,
    "h": 180.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278C7D

secondary

#B75866

accent

#485FE0

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#09100F

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278C7D

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

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