#279BAF#279BAF

#279BAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.102 H 212.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279BAF
RGB	rgb(39, 155, 175)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.94, -24.19, -19.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.94, 31.02, 218.74°)
OKLab	oklab(63.65% -0.086 -0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(63.65% 0.102 212.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2926, 26.9667, 44.6847)
Luminance	0.2697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279BAF #AF3B27

analogous

#27AF7F #279BAF #2757AF

triadic

#279BAF #AF279B #9BAF27

tetradic

#279BAF #7F27AF #AF3B27 #57AF27

square

#279BAF #7F27AF #AF3B27 #57AF27

split-complementary

#279BAF #AF2757 #AF7F27

monochromatic

#11424B #1C6F7D #279BAF #3FBED4 #71CFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#279BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.39

#279BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279BAF

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279BAF	1.00	3.28	6.39	6.39
#FFFFFF	3.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C95B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7988AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A3A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 155, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.102 212.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b8c6',
    500: '#279baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279baf;
$custom-light: #78b8c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.824,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63655,
    "c": 0.10158,
    "h": 212.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279BAF

secondary

#C6796B

accent

#5A41E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279BAF

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

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