#278C96#278C96

#278C96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.090 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278C96
RGB	rgb(39, 140, 150)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 6.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.37, -24.57, -13.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.37, 28.07, 208.91°)
OKLab	oklab(58.86% -0.0815 -0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(58.86% 0.09 204.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7174, 21.3876, 32.1481)
Luminance	0.2139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278C96 #963127

analogous

#279668 #278C96 #275596

triadic

#278C96 #96278C #8C9627

tetradic

#278C96 #682796 #963127 #559627

square

#278C96 #682796 #963127 #559627

split-complementary

#278C96 #962755 #966827

monochromatic

#0E3135 #1A5F65 #278C96 #34B9C7 #61CCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#278C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#278C96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278C96

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278C96	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 140, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.090 204.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aeb4',
    500: '#278c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278c96;
$custom-light: #73aeb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.405,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58859,
    "c": 0.08979,
    "h": 204.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278C96

secondary

#BC665D

accent

#5446E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278C96

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

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