#279986#279986
#279986 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.102 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279986 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 153, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 75%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 12.4%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, -35.61, 1.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 35.63, 178.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.65% -0.1025 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.65% 0.103 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5289, 24.9331, 26.4911) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.54
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.85
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.31
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.83
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279986 #99273A
analogous
#27994D #279986 #277399
triadic
#279986 #862799 #998627
tetradic
#279986 #4D2799 #99273A #739927
square
#279986 #4D2799 #99273A #739927
split-complementary
#279986 #992773 #994D27
monochromatic
#0E3731 #1B685B #279986 #33CAB1 #63D7C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#279986 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#279986 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279986
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279986 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279986 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928F85
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838488
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279986; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 153, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.102 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b8a9',
500: '#279986',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279986; $custom-light: #74b8a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279986",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 153,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 59.375,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61653,
"c": 0.1025,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.24935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279986
secondary
#BD5F6F
accent
#455FE3
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#09110F
muted
#7B807F