#279999#279999

#279999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.097 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279999
RGB	rgb(39, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.57, -30.11, -8.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.57, 31.43, 196.61°)
OKLab	oklab(62.3% -0.0935 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(62.3% 0.097 195)
XYZ	xyz(17.9751, 25.5115, 34.1077)
Luminance	0.2551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279999 #992727

analogous

#279960 #279999 #276099

triadic

#279999 #992799 #999927

tetradic

#279999 #602799 #992727 #609927

square

#279999 #602799 #992727 #609927

split-complementary

#279999 #992760 #996027

monochromatic

#0E3737 #1B6868 #279999 #33CACA #63D7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.44

#279999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.10

#279999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279999

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279999	1.00	3.44	6.10	6.10
#FFFFFF	3.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F9199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E859A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009E99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.097 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75b7b7',
    500: '#279999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279999;
$custom-light: #75b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62295,
    "c": 0.09682,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.25514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279999

secondary

#BD5F5F

accent

#4545E3

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #279999

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

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