#279189#279189
#279189 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.093 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279189 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 145, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 58%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 73%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 5.5%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.54, -31.02, -4.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.54, 31.32, 187.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.67% -0.0927 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.67% 0.093 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4753, 22.4864, 27.1868) |
| Luminance | 0.2249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.42
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.23
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.78
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.81
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279189 #91272F
analogous
#279154 #279189 #276491
triadic
#279189 #892791 #918927
tetradic
#279189 #542791 #91272F #649127
square
#279189 #542791 #91272F #649127
split-complementary
#279189 #912764 #915427
monochromatic
#0D312E #1A615B #279189 #34C1B7 #5FD4CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#279189 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#279189 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279189
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279189 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279189 | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898989
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7E8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00958E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279189; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 145, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.093 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b2ab',
500: '#279189',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279189; $custom-light: #73b2ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279189",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 145,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.472,
"s": 57.609,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59667,
"c": 0.09347,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.22488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279189
secondary
#B95B62
accent
#4753E1
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F