#279A92#279A92
#279A92 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.099 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279A92 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 154, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 75%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.7%, 0%, 5.2%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.67, -32.67, -4.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.67, 33.03, 188.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.31% -0.0978 -0.0137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.31% 0.099 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5782, 25.6157, 31.2065) |
| Luminance | 0.2562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.62
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.16
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.52
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.99
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.43
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279A92 #9A272F
analogous
#279A58 #279A92 #27689A
triadic
#279A92 #92279A #9A9227
tetradic
#279A92 #58279A #9A272F #689A27
square
#279A92 #58279A #9A272F #689A27
split-complementary
#279A92 #9A2768 #9A5827
monochromatic
#0E3835 #1B6964 #279A92 #33CBC0 #64D8D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.43
#279A92 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.12
#279A92 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279A92
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279A92 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279A92 | 1.00 | 3.43 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919192
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818693
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279a92; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 154, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.099 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b8b1',
500: '#279a92',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279a92; $custom-light: #75b8b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279a92",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 154,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.826,
"s": 59.585,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62305,
"c": 0.09875,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.25618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279A92
secondary
#BD5F66
accent
#4550E3
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F5
border
#C9D0CF
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F