#278F90#278F90

#278F90 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.091 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278F90
RGB	rgb(39, 143, 144)
HSL	hsl(181, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 0.7%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, -27.95, -8.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 29.36, 197.81°)
OKLab	oklab(59.4% -0.0873 -0.0249)
OKLCH	oklch(59.4% 0.091 195.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6909, 22.0880, 29.8166)
Luminance	0.2209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278F90 #902827

analogous

#27905C #278F90 #275A90

triadic

#278F90 #90278F #8F9027

tetradic

#278F90 #5C2790 #902827 #5A9027

square

#278F90 #5C2790 #902827 #5A9027

split-complementary

#278F90 #90275A #905C27

monochromatic

#0D2F30 #1A5F60 #278F90 #34BFC0 #5ED2D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#278F90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#278F90 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278F90

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278F90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278F90	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767D91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00948F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278f90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 143, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.091 195.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b0b0',
    500: '#278f90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278f90;
$custom-light: #73b0b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278f90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.571,
    "s": 57.377,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59399,
    "c": 0.0908,
    "h": 195.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278F90

secondary

#B95B5A

accent

#4947E1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF5F4

border

#C8CFCE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #278F90

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

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