#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
RGB	rgb(39, 151, 150)
HSL	hsl(179, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(179, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 0.7%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.85, -30.05, -8.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.85, 31.19, 195.54°)
OKLab	oklab(61.67% -0.0929 -0.0232)
OKLCH	oklch(61.67% 0.096 194.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4058, 24.7645, 32.7109)
Luminance	0.2477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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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
##279796	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)

#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

Preview Lab

Preview with #279796

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

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