#278E77#278E77

#278E77 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.099 H 174.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278E77
RGB	rgb(39, 142, 119)
HSL	hsl(167, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(167, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.5%, 0%, 16.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.07, -34.67, 3.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.07, 34.89, 173.57°)
OKLab	oklab(58.3% -0.0982 0.0098)
OKLCH	oklch(58.3% 0.099 174.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8378, 21.1076, 20.7941)
Luminance	0.2111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278E77 #8E273E

analogous

#278E43 #278E77 #27718E

triadic

#278E77 #77278E #8E7727

tetradic

#278E77 #43278E #8E273E #718E27

square

#278E77 #43278E #8E273E #718E27

split-complementary

#278E77 #8E2771 #8E4327

monochromatic

#0D2E27 #1A5E4F #278E77 #34BE9F #5DD2B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#278E77 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#278E77 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278E77

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278E77	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278E77	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898576

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278e77;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 142, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.099 174.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b09e',
    500: '#278e77',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278e77;
$custom-light: #71b09e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278e77",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.602,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58299,
    "c": 0.0987,
    "h": 174.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278E77

secondary

#B8596E

accent

#486AE0

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF5F2

border

#C8CFCC

text

#09100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #278E77

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

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