#279FAF#279FAF

#279FAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.102 H 208.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#279FAF
RGB	rgb(39, 159, 175)
HSL	hsl(187, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(187, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.18, -26.22, -17.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.18, 31.55, 213.77°)
OKLab	oklab(64.65% -0.0899 -0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(64.65% 0.102 208.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.9693, 28.3202, 44.9103)
Luminance	0.2832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#279FAF #AF3727

analogous

#27AF7B #279FAF #275BAF

triadic

#279FAF #AF279F #9FAF27

tetradic

#279FAF #7B27AF #AF3727 #5BAF27

square

#279FAF #7B27AF #AF3727 #5BAF27

split-complementary

#279FAF #AF275B #AF7B27

monochromatic

#11444B #1C727D #279FAF #3FC3D4 #71D2DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#279FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.66

#279FAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279FAF

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##279FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##279FAF	1.00	3.15	6.66	6.66
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9099B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E8BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #279faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 159, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.102 208.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#279faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.059,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64651,
    "c": 0.1023,
    "h": 208.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.28323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#279FAF

secondary

#C6766B

accent

#5541E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #279FAF

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

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