#278F96#278F96

#278F96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.091 H 201.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278F96
RGB	rgb(39, 143, 150)
HSL	hsl(184, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 4.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.32, -26.09, -12.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.32, 28.78, 204.95°)
OKLab	oklab(59.63% -0.0846 -0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(59.63% 0.091 201.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.1617, 22.2763, 32.2962)
Luminance	0.2228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278F96 #962E27

analogous

#279666 #278F96 #275896

triadic

#278F96 #96278F #8F9627

tetradic

#278F96 #662796 #962E27 #589627

square

#278F96 #662796 #962E27 #589627

split-complementary

#278F96 #962758 #966627

monochromatic

#0E3235 #1A6165 #278F96 #34BDC7 #61CFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#278F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#278F96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278F96

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278F96	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	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)

#848997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 143, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.091 201.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b0b4',
    500: '#278f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278f96;
$custom-light: #74b0b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.784,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59626,
    "c": 0.09107,
    "h": 201.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278F96

secondary

#BC635D

accent

#5046E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF5F6

border

#C9CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278F96

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

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