#287D8C#287D8C

#287D8C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.082 H 211.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287D8C
RGB	rgb(40, 125, 140)
HSL	hsl(189, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, -19.82, -15.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 25.14, 217.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% -0.0696 -0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.082 211.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9403, 17.0103, 27.4072)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287D8C #8C3728

analogous

#288C69 #287D8C #284B8C

triadic

#287D8C #8C287D #7D8C28

tetradic

#287D8C #69288C #8C3728 #4B8C28

square

#287D8C #69288C #8C3728 #4B8C28

split-complementary

#287D8C #8C284B #8C6928

monochromatic

#0D282D #1A525C #287D8C #36A7BC #5EC0D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#287D8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#287D8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #287D8C

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287D8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##287D8C	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71798D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636E8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287d8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 125, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.082 211.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a3ad',
    500: '#287d8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287d8c;
$custom-light: #71a3ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287d8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54632,
    "c": 0.0818,
    "h": 211.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287D8C

secondary

#B6675A

accent

#5F49DF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF3F4

border

#C8CDCE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #287D8C

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

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