#279B78#279B78

#279B78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.114 H 167.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279B78
RGB	rgb(39, 155, 120)
HSL	hsl(162, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(162, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 0%, 22.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.30, -40.17, 9.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.30, 41.25, 166.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.77% -0.1114 0.024)
OKLCH	oklch(61.77% 0.114 167.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.9464, 25.2282, 21.7948)
Luminance	0.2523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279B78 #9B274A

analogous

#279B3E #279B78 #27849B

triadic

#279B78 #78279B #9B7827

tetradic

#279B78 #3E279B #9B274A #849B27

square

#279B78 #3E279B #9B274A #849B27

split-complementary

#279B78 #9B2784 #9B3E27

monochromatic

#0E392C #1B6A52 #279B78 #33CC9E #64D8B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.47

#279B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.05

#279B78 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279B78

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279B78	1.00	3.47	6.05	6.05
#FFFFFF	3.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#979076

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88857A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009C91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 155, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.114 167.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b99f',
    500: '#279b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279b78;
$custom-light: #73b99f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.897,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6177,
    "c": 0.11395,
    "h": 167.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279B78

secondary

#BE607C

accent

#4575E3

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#09110E

muted

#7B807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #279B78

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

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