#279498#279498

#279498 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.094 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279498
RGB	rgb(39, 148, 152)
HSL	hsl(182, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.96, -27.97, -10.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.96, 29.99, 201.15°)
OKLab	oklab(60.98% -0.0889 -0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(60.98% 0.094 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0915, 23.8761, 33.4074)
Luminance	0.2388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279498 #982B27

analogous

#279864 #279498 #275B98

triadic

#279498 #982794 #949827

tetradic

#279498 #642798 #982B27 #5B9827

square

#279498 #642798 #982B27 #5B9827

split-complementary

#279498 #98275B #986427

monochromatic

#0E3537 #1B6567 #279498 #33C3C9 #63D3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#279498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#279498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279498

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279498	1.00	3.64	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009995

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 148, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.094 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b6',
    500: '#279498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279498;
$custom-light: #74b4b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.124,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6098,
    "c": 0.09381,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279498

secondary

#BC625E

accent

#4B45E2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279498

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

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