#279697#279697

#279697 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.095 H 195.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279697
RGB	rgb(39, 150, 151)
HSL	hsl(181, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 0.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.56, -29.26, -9.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.56, 30.72, 197.72°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% -0.0914 -0.026)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.095 195.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3264, 24.4763, 33.0834)
Luminance	0.2448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279697 #972827

analogous

#279760 #279697 #275E97

triadic

#279697 #972796 #969727

tetradic

#279697 #602797 #972827 #5E9727

square

#279697 #602797 #972827 #5E9727

split-complementary

#279697 #97275E #976027

monochromatic

#0E3536 #1A6666 #279697 #34C6C8 #62D5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#279697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#279697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279697

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279697	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 150, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.095 195.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b5b5',
    500: '#279697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279697;
$custom-light: #75b5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.536,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61455,
    "c": 0.095,
    "h": 195.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279697

secondary

#BC5F5E

accent

#4746E2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279697

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

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