#27979B#27979B
#27979B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.096 H 198.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27979B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 151, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 2.6%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, -28.53, -10.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 30.56, 201.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.86% -0.0906 -0.0305) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.86% 0.096 198.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8170, 24.9290, 34.8767) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.47
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.57
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.92
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27979B #9B2B27
analogous
#279B65 #27979B #275D9B
triadic
#27979B #9B2797 #979B27
tetradic
#27979B #65279B #9B2B27 #5D9B27
square
#27979B #65279B #9B2B27 #5D9B27
split-complementary
#27979B #9B275D #9B6527
monochromatic
#0E3839 #1B676A #27979B #33C7CC #64D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#27979B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#27979B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #27979B
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27979B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27979B | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C909B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B849C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27979b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 151, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.096 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b6b8',
500: '#27979b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27979b; $custom-light: #75b6b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27979b",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 151,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.069,
"s": 59.794,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61858,
"c": 0.09558,
"h": 198.6
},
"luminance": 0.24931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27979B
secondary
#BE6360
accent
#4A45E3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080