#27979C#27979C

#27979C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.096 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#27979C
RGB	rgb(39, 151, 156)
HSL	hsl(183, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(183, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.04, -28.22, -11.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.04, 30.47, 202.16°)
OKLab	oklab(61.9% -0.0901 -0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(61.9% 0.096 199.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9014, 24.9627, 35.3209)
Luminance	0.2497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#27979C #9C2C27

analogous

#279C66 #27979C #275C9C

triadic

#27979C #9C2797 #979C27

tetradic

#27979C #66279C #9C2C27 #5C9C27

square

#27979C #66279C #9C2C27 #5C9C27

split-complementary

#27979C #9C275C #9C6627

monochromatic

#0F383A #1B686B #27979C #34C6CC #65D4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#27979C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.99

#27979C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #27979C

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##27979C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##27979C	1.00	3.50	5.99	5.99
#FFFFFF	3.50	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)

#8C909C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B849D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #27979c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 151, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.096 199.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b6b9',
    500: '#27979c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #27979c;
$custom-light: #75b6b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#27979c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.564,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61896,
    "c": 0.09562,
    "h": 199.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#27979C

secondary

#BE6561

accent

#4B45E3

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #27979C

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

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