#278F99#278F99

#278F99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.092 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278F99
RGB	rgb(39, 143, 153)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(185, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.42, -25.15, -13.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.42, 28.64, 208.61°)
OKLab	oklab(59.74% -0.0833 -0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(59.74% 0.092 204.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4064, 22.3742, 33.5848)
Luminance	0.2238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278F99 #993127

analogous

#27996A #278F99 #275699

triadic

#278F99 #99278F #8F9927

tetradic

#278F99 #6A2799 #993127 #569927

square

#278F99 #6A2799 #993127 #569927

split-complementary

#278F99 #992756 #996A27

monochromatic

#0E3437 #1B6168 #278F99 #33BDCA #63CDD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#278F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#278F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278F99

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278F99	1.00	3.84	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83899A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 143, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.092 204.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b0b7',
    500: '#278f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278f99;
$custom-light: #74b0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.263,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59743,
    "c": 0.09158,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278F99

secondary

#BD675F

accent

#5345E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278F99

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

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