#278D98#278D98

#278D98 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.091 H 205.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278D98
RGB	rgb(39, 141, 152)
HSL	hsl(186, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(186, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.76, -24.45, -14.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.76, 28.24, 210.05°)
OKLab	oklab(59.19% -0.0816 -0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(59.19% 0.091 205.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0266, 21.7462, 33.0524)
Luminance	0.2175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278D98 #983227

analogous

#27986B #278D98 #275498

triadic

#278D98 #98278D #8D9827

tetradic

#278D98 #6B2798 #983227 #549827

square

#278D98 #6B2798 #983227 #549827

split-complementary

#278D98 #982754 #986B27

monochromatic

#0E3337 #1B6067 #278D98 #33BAC9 #63CCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#278D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#278D98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278D98

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278D98	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 141, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.091 205.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aeb6',
    500: '#278d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278d98;
$custom-light: #74aeb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.841,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59194,
    "c": 0.09062,
    "h": 205.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278D98

secondary

#BC685E

accent

#5545E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278D98

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

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