#279B5B#279B5B
#279B5B is a mid, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.140 H 154.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279B5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 155, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(147, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 41.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.71, -46.58, 24.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.71, 52.72, 152.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.1% -0.1255 0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.14 154) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4450, 24.6277, 13.8878) |
| Luminance | 0.2463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.40
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 4.16
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 4.17
Light Forest Green
#4F9153
ΔE00 5.30
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.38
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279B5B #9B2767
analogous
#2D9B27 #279B5B #279B95
triadic
#279B5B #5B279B #9B5B27
tetradic
#279B5B #272D9B #9B2767 #9B9527
square
#279B5B #272D9B #9B2767 #9B9527
split-complementary
#279B5B #95279B #9B272D
monochromatic
#0E3922 #1B6A3E #279B5B #33CC78 #64D898
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#279B5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#279B5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279B5B
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279B5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279B5B | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8E57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D845F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00998B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279b5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 155, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.140 154.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b98a',
500: '#279b5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279b5b; $custom-light: #73b98a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279b5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 155,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 146.897,
"s": 59.794,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61095,
"c": 0.13975,
"h": 154
},
"luminance": 0.24629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279B5B
secondary
#BE6094
accent
#459CE3
background
#F7FBF8
surface
#EDF6F0
border
#C8D0CB
text
#09120C
muted
#7B817D