#279A8D#279A8D
#279A8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.100 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 154, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 75%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 0%, 8.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.52, -34.11, -2.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.52, 34.19, 183.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.14% -0.1002 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.14% 0.1 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1977, 25.4636, 29.2027) |
| Luminance | 0.2547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 0.96
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.75
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.85
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.86
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.89
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279A8D #9A2734
analogous
#279A53 #279A8D #276E9A
triadic
#279A8D #8D279A #9A8D27
tetradic
#279A8D #53279A #9A2734 #6E9A27
square
#279A8D #53279A #9A2734 #6E9A27
split-complementary
#279A8D #9A276E #9A5327
monochromatic
#0E3834 #1B6960 #279A8D #33CBBA #64D8CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#279A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#279A8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279A8D
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279A8D | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92918D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82858E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 154, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.100 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b8ae',
500: '#279a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279a8d; $custom-light: #74b8ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 154,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.217,
"s": 59.585,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62137,
"c": 0.10037,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.25466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279A8D
secondary
#BD5F6A
accent
#4557E3
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F