#279090#279090
#279090 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.091 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279090 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 144, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 57%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 0%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.44, -28.45, -8.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.44, 29.69, 196.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.66% -0.0884 -0.0236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.66% 0.091 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8417, 22.3896, 29.8669) |
| Luminance | 0.2239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.37
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.96
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.23
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.47
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279090 #902727
analogous
#27905B #279090 #275B90
triadic
#279090 #902790 #909027
tetradic
#279090 #5B2790 #902727 #5B9027
square
#279090 #5B2790 #902727 #5B9027
split-complementary
#279090 #90275B #905B27
monochromatic
#0D3030 #1A6060 #279090 #34C0C0 #5ED3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#279090 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#279090 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279090
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279090 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279090 | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 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)
#868990
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777D91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009590
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279090; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 144, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.091 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b1b0',
500: '#279090',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279090; $custom-light: #73b1b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279090",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 144,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 57.377,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59657,
"c": 0.09147,
"h": 195
},
"luminance": 0.22391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279090
secondary
#B95A5A
accent
#4747E1
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#091010
muted
#7B7F7F