#286B5E#286B5E

#286B5E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.071 H 178.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#286B5E
RGB	rgb(40, 107, 94)
HSL	hsl(168, 46%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(168, 63%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 0%, 12.1%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, -24.56, 1.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 24.58, 177.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% -0.0708 0.0023)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.071 178.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1522, 11.7738, 12.4305)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#286B5E #6B2835

analogous

#286B3D #286B5E #28576B

triadic

#286B5E #5E286B #6B5E28

tetradic

#286B5E #3D286B #6B2835 #576B28

square

#286B5E #3D286B #6B2835 #576B28

split-complementary

#286B5E #6B2857 #6B3D28

monochromatic

#081614 #173E37 #286B5E #399885 #50BEA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#286B5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#286B5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #286B5E

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##286B5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##286B5E	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67655D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5D5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #286b5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 107, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.071 178.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6a968b',
    500: '#286b5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #286b5e;
$custom-light: #6a968b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#286b5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.358,
    "s": 45.578,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48121,
    "c": 0.07082,
    "h": 178.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#286B5E

secondary

#9D5160

accent

#536CD5

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#070D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #286B5E

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

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