#279796#279796

#279796 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.096 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#279796
RGBrgb(39, 151, 150)
HSLhsl(179, 59%, 37%)
HSVhsv(179, 74%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(74.2%, 0%, 0.7%, 40.8%)
CIE-LABlab(56.85, -30.05, -8.35)
CIE-LCHlch(56.85, 31.19, 195.54°)
OKLaboklab(61.67% -0.0929 -0.0232)
OKLCHoklch(61.67% 0.096 194.1)
XYZxyz(17.4058, 24.7645, 32.7109)
Luminance0.2477 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#279796 #972728
analogous
#27975E #279796 #276097
triadic
#279796 #962797 #979627
tetradic
#279796 #5E2797 #972728 #609727
square
#279796 #5E2797 #972728 #609727
split-complementary
#279796 #972760 #975E27
monochromatic
#0E3635 #1A6666 #279796 #34C8C6 #62D6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53
#279796 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95
#279796 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279796
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##279796#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##2797961.003.535.955.95
#FFFFFF3.531.0021.0021.00
#0000005.9521.001.001.00
##0000005.9521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8F96
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D8397
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #279796;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 151, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.096 194.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b6b4',
    500: '#279796',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #279796;
$custom-light: #75b6b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#279796",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.464,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61674,
    "c": 0.09573,
    "h": 194.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#279796
secondary
#BC5E5F
accent
#4647E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080

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#279796 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva