#279DAF#279DAF

#279DAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.102 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279DAF
RGB	rgb(39, 157, 175)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.56, -25.21, -18.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.56, 31.26, 216.23°)
OKLab	oklab(64.15% -0.0879 -0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(64.15% 0.102 210.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6282, 27.6379, 44.7966)
Luminance	0.2764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279DAF #AF3927

analogous

#27AF7D #279DAF #2759AF

triadic

#279DAF #AF279D #9DAF27

tetradic

#279DAF #7D27AF #AF3927 #59AF27

square

#279DAF #7D27AF #AF3927 #59AF27

split-complementary

#279DAF #AF2759 #AF7D27

monochromatic

#11434B #1C707D #279DAF #3FC0D4 #71D1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#279DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.53

#279DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279DAF

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279DAF	1.00	3.22	6.53	6.53
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.53	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.102 210.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bac6',
    500: '#279daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279daf;
$custom-light: #78bac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.941,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64153,
    "c": 0.10188,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279DAF

secondary

#C6786B

accent

#5741E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279DAF

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

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