#279C95#279C95
#279C95 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.100 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279C95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 156, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 0%, 4.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.39, -32.74, -5.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.39, 33.20, 189.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.92% -0.0985 -0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.92% 0.1 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1474, 26.3760, 32.5626) |
| Luminance | 0.2638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 1.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.58
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.25
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.53
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.99
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279C95 #9C272E
analogous
#279C5A #279C95 #27689C
triadic
#279C95 #95279C #9C9527
tetradic
#279C95 #5A279C #9C272E #689C27
square
#279C95 #5A279C #9C272E #689C27
split-complementary
#279C95 #9C2768 #9C5A27
monochromatic
#0F3A37 #1B6B66 #279C95 #34CCC3 #65D8D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#279C95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#279C95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279C95
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279C95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279C95 | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939395
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828796
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279c95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 156, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.100 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75bab4',
500: '#279c95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279c95; $custom-light: #75bab4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279c95",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 156,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.41,
"s": 60,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62922,
"c": 0.09966,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.26378
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279C95
secondary
#BE6166
accent
#454EE3
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080