#279794#279794

#279794 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.096 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279794
RGB	rgb(39, 151, 148)
HSL	hsl(178, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(178, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 2%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.78, -30.65, -7.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.78, 31.51, 193.40°)
OKLab	oklab(61.6% -0.0938 -0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(61.6% 0.096 192.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2461, 24.7006, 31.8700)
Luminance	0.2470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279794 #97272A

analogous

#27975C #279794 #276297

triadic

#279794 #942797 #979427

tetradic

#279794 #5C2797 #97272A #629727

square

#279794 #5C2797 #97272A #629727

split-complementary

#279794 #972762 #975C27

monochromatic

#0E3635 #1A6664 #279794 #34C8C4 #62D6D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#279794 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.94

#279794 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279794

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279794	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279794	1.00	3.53	5.94	5.94
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279794;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 151, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.096 192.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b6b3',
    500: '#279794',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279794;
$custom-light: #74b6b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279794",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.393,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61603,
    "c": 0.09596,
    "h": 192.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279794

secondary

#BC5E60

accent

#464AE2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279794

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

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