#279888#279888

#279888 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.101 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279888
RGB	rgb(39, 152, 136)
HSL	hsl(172, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(172, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 0%, 10.5%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.75, -34.60, -0.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.75, 34.60, 180.83°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% -0.1005 -0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.101 181.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5067, 24.6634, 27.1783)
Luminance	0.2467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279888 #982737

analogous

#27984F #279888 #277098

triadic

#279888 #882798 #988827

tetradic

#279888 #4F2798 #982737 #709827

square

#279888 #4F2798 #982737 #709827

split-complementary

#279888 #982770 #984F27

monochromatic

#0E3731 #1B675C #279888 #33C9B4 #63D7C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#279888 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.93

#279888 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279888

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279888	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279888	1.00	3.54	5.93	5.93
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#918F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279888;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 152, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.101 181.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7aa',
    500: '#279888',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279888;
$custom-light: #74b7aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279888",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.504,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61455,
    "c": 0.1005,
    "h": 181.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279888

secondary

#BC5E6C

accent

#455CE2

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #279888

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

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