#279589#279589
#279589 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.097 H 184.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279589 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 149, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 59%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 74%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 8.1%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, -32.92, -2.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 33.01, 184.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.71% -0.0969 -0.0071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.71% 0.097 184.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0973, 23.7305, 27.3941) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.59
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.13
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.01
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.98
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.67
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279589 #952733
analogous
#279552 #279589 #276A95
triadic
#279589 #892795 #958927
tetradic
#279589 #522795 #952733 #6A9527
square
#279589 #522795 #952733 #6A9527
split-complementary
#279589 #95276A #955227
monochromatic
#0E3430 #1A645C #279589 #34C6B6 #61D6C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#279589 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#279589 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279589
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279589 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279589 | 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)
#8D8C89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E818A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009891
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279589; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 149, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.097 184.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b5ab',
500: '#279589',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279589; $custom-light: #73b5ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279589",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 149,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.455,
"s": 58.511,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60707,
"c": 0.09713,
"h": 184.2
},
"luminance": 0.23732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279589
secondary
#BB5D67
accent
#4657E2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F