#279DB0#279DB0

#279DB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.102 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279DB0
RGB	rgb(39, 157, 176)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.60, -24.89, -18.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.60, 31.30, 217.33°)
OKLab	oklab(64.19% -0.0875 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(64.19% 0.102 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7267, 27.6773, 45.3157)
Luminance	0.2768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279DB0 #B03A27

analogous

#27B07F #279DB0 #2759B0

triadic

#279DB0 #B0279D #9DB027

tetradic

#279DB0 #7F27B0 #B03A27 #59B027

square

#279DB0 #7F27B0 #B03A27 #59B027

split-complementary

#279DB0 #B02759 #B07F27

monochromatic

#11444C #1C707E #279DB0 #40C0D5 #72D0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.21

#279DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.54

#279DB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279DB0

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279DB0	1.00	3.21	6.54	6.54
#FFFFFF	3.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E97B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.102 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bac7',
    500: '#279db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279db0;
$custom-light: #78bac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.321,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64193,
    "c": 0.10226,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279DB0

secondary

#C7796C

accent

#5841E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279DB0

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

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