#279877#279877

#279877 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.111 H 168.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279877
RGB	rgb(39, 152, 119)
HSL	hsl(162, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(162, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 21.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.31, -39.12, 8.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.31, 40.04, 167.68°)
OKLab	oklab(60.95% -0.1088 0.0218)
OKLCH	oklch(60.95% 0.111 168.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3929, 24.2179, 21.3125)
Luminance	0.2422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279877 #982748

analogous

#27983F #279877 #278098

triadic

#279877 #772798 #987727

tetradic

#279877 #3F2798 #982748 #809827

square

#279877 #3F2798 #982748 #809827

split-complementary

#279877 #982780 #983F27

monochromatic

#0E372B #1B6751 #279877 #33C99D #63D7B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#279877 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#279877 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279877

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279877	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279877	1.00	3.59	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948D75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858379

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00998F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279877;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 152, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.111 168.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b79e',
    500: '#279877',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279877;
$custom-light: #73b79e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279877",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.478,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60949,
    "c": 0.11095,
    "h": 168.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279877

secondary

#BC5E7A

accent

#4573E2

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #279877

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

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