#278D96#278D96

#278D96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.090 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278D96
RGB	rgb(39, 141, 150)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 6%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.69, -25.08, -13.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.69, 28.29, 207.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.11% -0.0825 -0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(59.11% 0.09 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8642, 21.6812, 32.1970)
Luminance	0.2168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278D96 #963027

analogous

#279668 #278D96 #275696

triadic

#278D96 #96278D #8D9627

tetradic

#278D96 #682796 #963027 #569627

square

#278D96 #682796 #963027 #569627

split-complementary

#278D96 #962756 #966827

monochromatic

#0E3235 #1A5F65 #278D96 #34BBC7 #61CDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#278D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#278D96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278D96

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278D96	1.00	3.94	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818797

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 141, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.090 203.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aeb4',
    500: '#278d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278d96;
$custom-light: #73aeb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.865,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59115,
    "c": 0.09019,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278D96

secondary

#BC655D

accent

#5346E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278D96

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

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