#279797#279797

#279797 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.096 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279797
RGB	rgb(39, 151, 151)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(180, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.88, -29.75, -8.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.88, 31.05, 196.62°)
OKLab	oklab(61.71% -0.0924 -0.0247)
OKLCH	oklch(61.71% 0.096 195)
XYZ	xyz(17.4867, 24.7968, 33.1368)
Luminance	0.2480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279797 #972727

analogous

#27975F #279797 #275F97

triadic

#279797 #972797 #979727

tetradic

#279797 #5F2797 #972727 #5F9727

square

#279797 #5F2797 #972727 #5F9727

split-complementary

#279797 #97275F #975F27

monochromatic

#0E3636 #1A6666 #279797 #34C8C8 #62D6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.52

#279797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.96

#279797 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279797

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279797	1.00	3.52	5.96	5.96
#FFFFFF	3.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D8F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C97

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 151, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.096 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b6b5',
    500: '#279797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279797;
$custom-light: #75b6b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61711,
    "c": 0.09564,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.24799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279797

secondary

#BC5E5E

accent

#4646E2

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279797

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

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