#279978#279978

#279978 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.111 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279978
RGB	rgb(39, 153, 120)
HSL	hsl(163, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(163, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 21.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.65, -39.30, 8.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.65, 40.20, 167.84°)
OKLab	oklab(61.24% -0.1093 0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(61.24% 0.111 168.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6163, 24.5680, 21.6847)
Luminance	0.2457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279978 #992748

analogous

#27993F #279978 #278199

triadic

#279978 #782799 #997827

tetradic

#279978 #3F2799 #992748 #819927

square

#279978 #3F2799 #992748 #819927

split-complementary

#279978 #992781 #993F27

monochromatic

#0E372C #1B6852 #279978 #33CA9E #63D7B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#279978 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#279978 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279978

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279978	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279978	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)

#958E76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86837A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 153, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.111 168.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b89f',
    500: '#279978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279978;
$custom-light: #73b89f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.632,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61241,
    "c": 0.11145,
    "h": 168.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279978

secondary

#BD5F7A

accent

#4573E3

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EDF6F2

border

#C8D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #279978

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

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