#279299#279299
#279299 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.093 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 146, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 75%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 4.6%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.37, -26.66, -12.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.37, 29.36, 204.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.51% -0.0864 -0.0341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.51% 0.093 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8628, 23.2870, 33.7369) |
| Luminance | 0.2329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.44
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.56
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.71
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279299 #992E27
analogous
#279967 #279299 #275999
triadic
#279299 #992792 #929927
tetradic
#279299 #672799 #992E27 #599927
square
#279299 #672799 #992E27 #599927
split-complementary
#279299 #992759 #996727
monochromatic
#0E3537 #1B6368 #279299 #33C1CA #63D0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#279299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#279299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279299
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279299 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#878B9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768099
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009894
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 146, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.093 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b2b7',
500: '#279299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279299; $custom-light: #74b2b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279299",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 146,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.684,
"s": 59.375,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60508,
"c": 0.09286,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.23289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279299
secondary
#BD655F
accent
#4F45E3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#091111
muted
#7B8080