#279AA3#279AA3
#279AA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.098 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 154, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.21, -27.52, -13.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.21, 30.75, 206.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.92% -0.0901 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.92% 0.098 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0002, 26.1846, 38.6960) |
| Luminance | 0.2619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.32
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.78
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.59
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279AA3 #A33027
analogous
#27A36E #279AA3 #275CA3
triadic
#279AA3 #A3279A #9AA327
tetradic
#279AA3 #6E27A3 #A33027 #5CA327
square
#279AA3 #6E27A3 #A33027 #5CA327
split-complementary
#279AA3 #A3275C #A36E27
monochromatic
#0F3D40 #1B6B72 #279AA3 #38C4CF #69D3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#279AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#279AA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279AA3
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279AA3 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D93A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C87A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 154, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.098 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b8be',
500: '#279aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279aa3; $custom-light: #76b8be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 154,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.355,
"s": 61.386,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62924,
"c": 0.09782,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.26187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279AA3
secondary
#C16B64
accent
#4F43E4
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081