#278EA0#278EA0

#278EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.094 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278EA0
RGB	rgb(39, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.36, -22.37, -17.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.36, 28.62, 218.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.77% -0.0792 -0.0497)
OKLCH	oklch(59.77% 0.094 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8521, 22.3134, 36.6696)
Luminance	0.2231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278EA0 #A03927

analogous

#27A076 #278EA0 #2752A0

triadic

#278EA0 #A0278E #8EA027

tetradic

#278EA0 #7627A0 #A03927 #52A027

square

#278EA0 #7627A0 #A03927 #52A027

split-complementary

#278EA0 #A02752 #A07627

monochromatic

#0F373E #1B626F #278EA0 #36B7CE #67C9DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#278EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#278EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278EA0

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278EA0	1.00	3.84	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.094 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75afbc',
    500: '#278ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278ea0;
$custom-light: #75afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.926,
    "s": 60.804,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59774,
    "c": 0.09353,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278EA0

secondary

#C07163

accent

#5C44E4

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #278EA0

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

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