#278C98#278C98

#278C98 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.090 H 206.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278C98
RGB	rgb(39, 140, 152)
HSL	hsl(186, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 7.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.44, -23.93, -14.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.44, 28.04, 211.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.94% -0.0806 -0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(58.94% 0.09 206.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8798, 21.4526, 33.0035)
Luminance	0.2145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278C98 #983327

analogous

#27986C #278C98 #275398

triadic

#278C98 #98278C #8C9827

tetradic

#278C98 #6C2798 #983327 #539827

square

#278C98 #6C2798 #983327 #539827

split-complementary

#278C98 #982753 #986C27

monochromatic

#0E3237 #1B5F67 #278C98 #33B9C9 #63CBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#278C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#278C98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278C98

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278C98	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 140, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.090 206.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aeb6',
    500: '#278c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278c98;
$custom-light: #73aeb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.372,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58939,
    "c": 0.09028,
    "h": 206.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278C98

secondary

#BC685E

accent

#5645E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278C98

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

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