#278D99#278D99

#278D99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.091 H 206.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278D99
RGB	rgb(39, 141, 153)
HSL	hsl(186, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(186, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 7.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.79, -24.13, -14.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.79, 28.23, 211.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.23% -0.0812 -0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(59.23% 0.091 206.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.1088, 21.7791, 33.4856)
Luminance	0.2178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278D99 #993327

analogous

#27996C #278D99 #275499

triadic

#278D99 #99278D #8D9927

tetradic

#278D99 #6C2799 #993327 #549927

square

#278D99 #6C2799 #993327 #549927

split-complementary

#278D99 #992754 #996C27

monochromatic

#0E3337 #1B6068 #278D99 #33BACA #63CBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#278D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#278D99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278D99

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278D99	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#81879A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009391

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 141, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.091 206.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aeb7',
    500: '#278d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278d99;
$custom-light: #74aeb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.316,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59234,
    "c": 0.09087,
    "h": 206.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278D99

secondary

#BD695F

accent

#5645E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278D99

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

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