#279493#279493

#279493 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.094 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279493
RGB	rgb(39, 148, 147)
HSL	hsl(179, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(179, 74%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 0.7%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.80, -29.50, -8.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.80, 30.61, 195.52°)
OKLab	oklab(60.8% -0.0911 -0.0228)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.094 194)
XYZ	xyz(16.6906, 23.7157, 31.2960)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279493 #942728

analogous

#27945D #279493 #275F94

triadic

#279493 #932794 #949327

tetradic

#279493 #5D2794 #942728 #5F9427

square

#279493 #5D2794 #942728 #5F9427

split-complementary

#279493 #94275F #945D27

monochromatic

#0D3333 #1A6463 #279493 #34C4C3 #60D5D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#279493 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#279493 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279493

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279493	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279493	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8C93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009993

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279493;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 148, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.094 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b2',
    500: '#279493',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279493;
$custom-light: #74b4b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279493",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.45,
    "s": 58.289,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60796,
    "c": 0.09395,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.23718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279493

secondary

#BB5C5D

accent

#4648E2

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F5

border

#C9D0CF

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279493

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

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