#278C97#278C97

#278C97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.090 H 205.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278C97
RGB	rgb(39, 140, 151)
HSL	hsl(186, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 7.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.41, -24.25, -14.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.41, 28.05, 210.17°)
OKLab	oklab(58.9% -0.081 -0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(58.9% 0.09 205.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7983, 21.4200, 32.5740)
Luminance	0.2142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278C97 #973227

analogous

#27976A #278C97 #275497

triadic

#278C97 #97278C #8C9727

tetradic

#278C97 #6A2797 #973227 #549727

square

#278C97 #6A2797 #973227 #549727

split-complementary

#278C97 #972754 #976A27

monochromatic

#0E3236 #1A5F66 #278C97 #34B9C8 #62CBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#278C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#278C97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278C97

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278C97	1.00	3.97	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.97	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)

#808698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 140, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.090 205.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aeb5',
    500: '#278c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278c97;
$custom-light: #73aeb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.893,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58899,
    "c": 0.09002,
    "h": 205.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278C97

secondary

#BC675E

accent

#5546E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278C97

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

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