#279EAF#279EAF

#279EAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.102 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279EAF
RGB	rgb(39, 158, 175)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 9.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.87, -25.72, -18.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.87, 31.40, 214.99°)
OKLab	oklab(64.4% -0.0889 -0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.102 209.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7980, 27.9776, 44.8532)
Luminance	0.2798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279EAF #AF3827

analogous

#27AF7C #279EAF #275AAF

triadic

#279EAF #AF279E #9EAF27

tetradic

#279EAF #7C27AF #AF3827 #5AAF27

square

#279EAF #7C27AF #AF3827 #5AAF27

split-complementary

#279EAF #AF275A #AF7C27

monochromatic

#11444B #1C717D #279EAF #3FC2D4 #71D2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#279EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.60

#279EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279EAF

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279EAF	1.00	3.18	6.60	6.60
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F98B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D8AAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 158, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.102 209.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78bbc6',
    500: '#279eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279eaf;
$custom-light: #78bbc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.5,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64402,
    "c": 0.10208,
    "h": 209.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279EAF

secondary

#C6776B

accent

#5641E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #279EAF

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

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