#279980#279980

#279980 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.106 H 174.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279980
RGB	rgb(39, 153, 128)
HSL	hsl(167, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(167, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 16.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.85, -37.23, 4.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.85, 37.47, 173.55°)
OKLab	oklab(61.47% -0.1054 0.0106)
OKLCH	oklch(61.47% 0.106 174.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1222, 24.7704, 24.3494)
Luminance	0.2477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279980 #992740

analogous

#279947 #279980 #277999

triadic

#279980 #802799 #998027

tetradic

#279980 #472799 #992740 #799927

square

#279980 #472799 #992740 #799927

split-complementary

#279980 #992779 #994727

monochromatic

#0E372E #1B6857 #279980 #33CAA9 #63D7BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#279980 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#279980 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279980

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279980	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279980	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948F7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#848482

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279980;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 153, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.106 174.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b8a4',
    500: '#279980',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279980;
$custom-light: #73b8a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279980",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.842,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6147,
    "c": 0.10593,
    "h": 174.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279980

secondary

#BD5F74

accent

#4568E3

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#09110F

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #279980

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

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