#279795#279795

#279795 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.096 H 193.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279795
RGB	rgb(39, 151, 149)
HSL	hsl(179, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(179, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 1.3%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.81, -30.35, -7.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.81, 31.35, 194.46°)
OKLab	oklab(61.64% -0.0933 -0.0218)
OKLCH	oklch(61.64% 0.096 193.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3256, 24.7324, 32.2886)
Luminance	0.2473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279795 #972729

analogous

#27975D #279795 #276197

triadic

#279795 #952797 #979527

tetradic

#279795 #5D2797 #972729 #619727

square

#279795 #5D2797 #972729 #619727

split-complementary

#279795 #972761 #975D27

monochromatic

#0E3635 #1A6665 #279795 #34C8C5 #62D6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#279795 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#279795 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279795

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279795	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279795	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8F95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279795;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 151, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.096 193.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b6b4',
    500: '#279795',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279795;
$custom-light: #75b6b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279795",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.929,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61638,
    "c": 0.09583,
    "h": 193.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279795

secondary

#BC5E60

accent

#4648E2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279795

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

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