#279587#279587
#279587 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.098 H 182.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279587 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 149, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 74%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 9.4%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.76, -33.49, -1.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.76, 33.52, 182.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.64% -0.0978 -0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.64% 0.098 182.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9552, 23.6736, 26.6455) |
| Luminance | 0.2367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.54
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.59
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.10
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.17
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279587 #952735
analogous
#279550 #279587 #276C95
triadic
#279587 #872795 #958727
tetradic
#279587 #502795 #952735 #6C9527
square
#279587 #502795 #952735 #6C9527
split-complementary
#279587 #95276C #955027
monochromatic
#0E342F #1A645B #279587 #34C6B3 #61D6C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#279587 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#279587 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279587
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279587 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279587 | 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)
#8E8C87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8188
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279587; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 149, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.098 182.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b5a9',
500: '#279587',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279587; $custom-light: #73b5a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279587",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 149,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.364,
"s": 58.511,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60641,
"c": 0.09791,
"h": 182.5
},
"luminance": 0.23675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279587
secondary
#BB5D69
accent
#465AE2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F