#279977#279977

#279977 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.112 H 168.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279977
RGB	rgb(39, 153, 119)
HSL	hsl(162, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(162, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 22.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.63, -39.55, 9.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.63, 40.56, 167.18°)
OKLab	oklab(61.21% -0.1098 0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(61.21% 0.112 168.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.5559, 24.5439, 21.3668)
Luminance	0.2455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279977 #992749

analogous

#27993E #279977 #278299

triadic

#279977 #772799 #997727

tetradic

#279977 #3E2799 #992749 #829927

square

#279977 #3E2799 #992749 #829927

split-complementary

#279977 #992782 #993E27

monochromatic

#0E372B #1B6851 #279977 #33CA9D #63D7B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#279977 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#279977 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279977

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279977	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279977	1.00	3.55	5.91	5.91
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958E75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#868379

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279977;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 153, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.112 168.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b89e',
    500: '#279977',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279977;
$custom-light: #73b89e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279977",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.105,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61214,
    "c": 0.1122,
    "h": 168.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279977

secondary

#BD5F7B

accent

#4574E3

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #279977

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

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