#279696#279696

#279696 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.095 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279696
RGB	rgb(39, 150, 150)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 0%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.53, -29.57, -8.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.53, 30.85, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.0918 -0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.095 195)
XYZ	xyz(17.2455, 24.4440, 32.6575)
Luminance	0.2445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279696 #962727

analogous

#27965F #279696 #275F96

triadic

#279696 #962796 #969627

tetradic

#279696 #5F2796 #962727 #5F9627

square

#279696 #5F2796 #962727 #5F9627

split-complementary

#279696 #96275F #965F27

monochromatic

#0E3535 #1A6565 #279696 #34C7C7 #61D6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.57

#279696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.89

#279696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279696

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279696	1.00	3.57	5.89	5.89
#FFFFFF	3.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8E96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 150, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.095 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b5b4',
    500: '#279696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279696;
$custom-light: #74b5b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61418,
    "c": 0.09505,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.24446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279696

secondary

#BC5D5D

accent

#4646E2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279696

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

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