#279591#279591

#279591 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.095 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279591
RGB	rgb(39, 149, 145)
HSL	hsl(178, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(178, 74%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 0%, 2.7%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.06, -30.58, -6.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.06, 31.30, 192.30°)
OKLab	oklab(60.98% -0.0931 -0.0186)
OKLCH	oklch(60.98% 0.095 191.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6926, 23.9686, 30.5292)
Luminance	0.2397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279591 #95272B

analogous

#27955A #279591 #276295

triadic

#279591 #912795 #959127

tetradic

#279591 #5A2795 #95272B #629527

square

#279591 #5A2795 #95272B #629527

split-complementary

#279591 #952762 #955A27

monochromatic

#0E3433 #1A6462 #279591 #34C6C0 #61D6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#279591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#279591 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279591

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279591	1.00	3.62	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.62	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)

#8C8D91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8192

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009993

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 149, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.095 191.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b1',
    500: '#279591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279591;
$custom-light: #74b4b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 149,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.818,
    "s": 58.511,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60982,
    "c": 0.09494,
    "h": 191.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279591

secondary

#BB5D60

accent

#464CE2

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F5

border

#C9D0CF

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #279591

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

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