#279EB0#279EB0

#279EB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.102 H 210.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279EB0
RGB	rgb(39, 158, 176)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.90, -25.40, -18.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.90, 31.43, 216.09°)
OKLab	oklab(64.44% -0.0885 -0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(64.44% 0.102 210.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8966, 28.0171, 45.3724)
Luminance	0.2802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279EB0 #B03927

analogous

#27B07D #279EB0 #275AB0

triadic

#279EB0 #B0279E #9EB027

tetradic

#279EB0 #7D27B0 #B03927 #5AB027

square

#279EB0 #7D27B0 #B03927 #5AB027

split-complementary

#279EB0 #B0275A #B07D27

monochromatic

#11444C #1C717E #279EB0 #40C1D5 #72D1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#279EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.60

#279EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279EB0

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279EB0	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)

#8F98B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C8BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 158, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.102 210.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79bbc7',
    500: '#279eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #279eb0;
$custom-light: #79bbc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.883,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64442,
    "c": 0.10243,
    "h": 210.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279EB0

secondary

#C7786C

accent

#5741E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #279EB0

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

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