#278D9D#278D9D

#278D9D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.092 H 210.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#278D9D
RGBrgb(39, 141, 157)
HSLhsl(188, 60%, 38%)
HSVhsv(188, 75%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(75.2%, 10.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LABlab(53.94, -22.83, -16.76)
CIE-LCHlch(53.94, 28.32, 216.28°)
OKLaboklab(59.4% -0.0795 -0.0466)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.092 210.4)
XYZxyz(16.4448, 21.9134, 35.2548)
Luminance0.2192 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#278D9D #9D3727
analogous
#279D72 #278D9D #27529D
triadic
#278D9D #9D278D #8D9D27
tetradic
#278D9D #72279D #9D3727 #529D27
square
#278D9D #72279D #9D3727 #529D27
split-complementary
#278D9D #9D2752 #9D7227
monochromatic
#0F353B #1B616C #278D9D #35B8CD #66C9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90
#278D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38
#278D9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278D9D
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##278D9D#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##278D9D1.003.905.385.38
#FFFFFF3.901.0021.0021.00
#0000005.3821.001.001.00
##0000005.3821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#80889E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7C9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009492
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #278d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 141, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.092 210.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aeba',
    500: '#278d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #278d9d;
$custom-light: #74aeba;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#278d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.136,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59397,
    "c": 0.09216,
    "h": 210.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#278D9D
secondary
#BF6E61
accent
#5A44E3
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#091011
muted
#7B7F80

Preview Lab

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#278D9D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva