#278F97#278F97

#278F97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.091 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278F97
RGB	rgb(39, 143, 151)
HSL	hsl(184, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.35, -25.78, -12.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.35, 28.72, 206.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% -0.0841 -0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.091 202.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2426, 22.3087, 32.7221)
Luminance	0.2231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278F97 #972F27

analogous

#279767 #278F97 #275797

triadic

#278F97 #97278F #8F9727

tetradic

#278F97 #672797 #972F27 #579727

square

#278F97 #672797 #972F27 #579727

split-complementary

#278F97 #972757 #976727

monochromatic

#0E3336 #1A6166 #278F97 #34BDC8 #62CED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#278F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#278F97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278F97

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278F97	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)

#838998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 143, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.091 202.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b0b5',
    500: '#278f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278f97;
$custom-light: #74b0b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.286,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59665,
    "c": 0.09121,
    "h": 202.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278F97

secondary

#BC655E

accent

#5146E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF5F6

border

#C9CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278F97

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

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