#279DA7#279DA7
#279DA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.100 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #279DA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 157, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.6%, 6%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.28, -27.76, -14.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.28, 31.26, 207.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.83% -0.0913 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.83% 0.1 203.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8656, 27.3329, 40.7805) |
| Luminance | 0.2733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.48
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.80
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.76
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.17
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#279DA7 #A73127
analogous
#27A771 #279DA7 #275DA7
triadic
#279DA7 #A7279D #9DA727
tetradic
#279DA7 #7127A7 #A73127 #5DA727
square
#279DA7 #7127A7 #A73127 #5DA727
split-complementary
#279DA7 #A7275D #A77127
monochromatic
#104044 #1B6E75 #279DA7 #3AC5D1 #6CD4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#279DA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#279DA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #279DA7
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##279DA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##279DA7 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9096A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E89A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #279da7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.100 203.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bac1',
500: '#279da7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #279da7; $custom-light: #77bac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#279da7",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 157,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.688,
"s": 62.136,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63834,
"c": 0.0997,
"h": 203.6
},
"luminance": 0.27335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#279DA7
secondary
#C36E67
accent
#4F43E5
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081