#279690#279690
#279690 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.096 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279690 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 150, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 74%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 0%, 4%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.34, -31.36, -5.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.34, 31.87, 190.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.2% -0.0946 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.096 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7747, 24.2556, 30.1779) |
| Luminance | 0.2426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.86
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.20
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.37
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.07
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.52
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279690 #96272D
analogous
#279659 #279690 #276596
triadic
#279690 #902796 #969027
tetradic
#279690 #592796 #96272D #659627
square
#279690 #592796 #96272D #659627
split-complementary
#279690 #962765 #965927
monochromatic
#0E3533 #1A6561 #279690 #34C7BF #61D6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#279690 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#279690 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279690
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279690 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279690 | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8291
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279690; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 150, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.096 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b5b0',
500: '#279690',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279690; $custom-light: #74b5b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279690",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 150,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.757,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61204,
"c": 0.09594,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.24258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279690
secondary
#BC5D62
accent
#464EE2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F