#279988#279988

#279988 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.102 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279988
RGB	rgb(39, 153, 136)
HSL	hsl(171, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(171, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 11.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.07, -35.06, -0.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.07, 35.06, 180.06°)
OKLab	oklab(61.72% -0.1015 -0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(61.72% 0.102 180.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6697, 24.9894, 27.2327)
Luminance	0.2499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279988 #992738

analogous

#27994F #279988 #277199

triadic

#279988 #882799 #998827

tetradic

#279988 #4F2799 #992738 #719927

square

#279988 #4F2799 #992738 #719927

split-complementary

#279988 #992771 #994F27

monochromatic

#0E3731 #1B685D #279988 #33CAB3 #63D7C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#279988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.00

#279988 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279988

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279988	1.00	3.50	6.00	6.00
#FFFFFF	3.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929087

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 153, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.102 180.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b7aa',
    500: '#279988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279988;
$custom-light: #74b7aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.053,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61716,
    "c": 0.10152,
    "h": 180.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279988

secondary

#BD5F6D

accent

#455DE3

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#091110

muted

#7B807F

Preview Lab

Preview with #279988

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

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