#279590#279590
#279590 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.095 H 190.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279590 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 149, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 74%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 3.4%, 41.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.03, -30.88, -6.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.03, 31.48, 191.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.95% -0.0936 -0.0172) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.95% 0.095 190.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6158, 23.9379, 30.1249) |
| Luminance | 0.2394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.13
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.62
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.69
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.74
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.15
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279590 #95272C
analogous
#279559 #279590 #276395
triadic
#279590 #902795 #959027
tetradic
#279590 #592795 #95272C #639527
square
#279590 #592795 #95272C #639527
split-complementary
#279590 #952763 #955927
monochromatic
#0E3432 #1A6461 #279590 #34C6BF #61D6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#279590 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#279590 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279590
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279590 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279590 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8D90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8191
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009993
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279590; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 149, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.095 190.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b4b0',
500: '#279590',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279590; $custom-light: #74b4b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279590",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 149,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.273,
"s": 58.511,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60946,
"c": 0.09513,
"h": 190.4
},
"luminance": 0.2394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279590
secondary
#BB5D61
accent
#464DE2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F