#279494#279494

#279494 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.094 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279494
RGB	rgb(39, 148, 148)
HSL	hsl(180, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.83, -29.19, -8.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.83, 30.47, 196.63°)
OKLab	oklab(60.83% -0.0907 -0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(60.83% 0.094 195)
XYZ	xyz(16.7695, 23.7473, 31.7111)
Luminance	0.2375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279494 #942727

analogous

#27945E #279494 #275E94

triadic

#279494 #942794 #949427

tetradic

#279494 #5E2794 #942727 #5E9427

square

#279494 #5E2794 #942727 #5E9427

split-complementary

#279494 #94275E #945E27

monochromatic

#0D3333 #1A6464 #279494 #34C4C4 #60D5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#279494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#279494 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279494

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279494	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009994

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 148, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.094 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b3',
    500: '#279494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279494;
$custom-light: #74b4b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.289,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60832,
    "c": 0.09386,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.23749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279494

secondary

#BB5C5C

accent

#4646E2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279494

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

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