#278E98#278E98

#278E98 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.091 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278E98
RGB	rgb(39, 142, 152)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.07, -24.96, -13.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.07, 28.45, 208.71°)
OKLab	oklab(59.45% -0.0827 -0.038)
OKLCH	oklch(59.45% 0.091 204.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.1747, 22.0424, 33.1018)
Luminance	0.2204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278E98 #983127

analogous

#27986A #278E98 #275598

triadic

#278E98 #98278E #8E9827

tetradic

#278E98 #6A2798 #983127 #559827

square

#278E98 #6A2798 #983127 #559827

split-complementary

#278E98 #982755 #986A27

monochromatic

#0E3337 #1B6167 #278E98 #33BBC9 #63CDD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#278E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#278E98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278E98

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278E98	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 142, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.091 204.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74afb6',
    500: '#278e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278e98;
$custom-light: #74afb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.31,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59449,
    "c": 0.09098,
    "h": 204.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278E98

secondary

#BC675E

accent

#5345E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278E98

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

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