#279CAF#279CAF

#279CAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.102 H 211.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279CAF
RGB	rgb(39, 156, 175)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.25, -24.70, -18.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.25, 31.13, 217.48°)
OKLab	oklab(63.9% -0.0869 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(63.9% 0.102 211.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4597, 27.3009, 44.7404)
Luminance	0.2730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279CAF #AF3A27

analogous

#27AF7E #279CAF #2758AF

triadic

#279CAF #AF279C #9CAF27

tetradic

#279CAF #7E27AF #AF3A27 #58AF27

square

#279CAF #7E27AF #AF3A27 #58AF27

split-complementary

#279CAF #AF2758 #AF7E27

monochromatic

#11434B #1C6F7D #279CAF #3FBFD4 #71D0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.25

#279CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.46

#279CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279CAF

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279CAF	1.00	3.25	6.46	6.46
#FFFFFF	3.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D96B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A89AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 156, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.102 211.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9c6',
    500: '#279caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279caf;
$custom-light: #78b9c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.382,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63904,
    "c": 0.10172,
    "h": 211.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279CAF

secondary

#C6786B

accent

#5841E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279CAF

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

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