#279188#279188
#279188 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.094 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279188 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 145, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 58%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 73%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 6.2%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.51, -31.32, -3.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.51, 31.54, 186.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.63% -0.0931 -0.0107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.63% 0.094 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4039, 22.4579, 26.8107) |
| Luminance | 0.2246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.11
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.03
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.62
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.73
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279188 #912730
analogous
#279153 #279188 #276591
triadic
#279188 #882791 #918827
tetradic
#279188 #532791 #912730 #659127
square
#279188 #532791 #912730 #659127
split-complementary
#279188 #912765 #915327
monochromatic
#0D312E #1A615B #279188 #34C1B5 #5FD4CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#279188 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#279188 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279188
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279188 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279188 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898988
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7E89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279188; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 145, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.094 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b2aa',
500: '#279188',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279188; $custom-light: #72b2aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279188",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 145,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.906,
"s": 57.609,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59633,
"c": 0.09377,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.2246
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279188
secondary
#B95B63
accent
#4754E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F