#287E8E#287E8E

#287E8E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.083 H 212.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#287E8E
RGB	rgb(40, 126, 142)
HSL	hsl(189, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 11.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.67, -19.70, -16.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.67, 25.40, 219.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% -0.0698 -0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.083 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2163, 17.3243, 28.2333)
Luminance	0.1733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#287E8E #8E3828

analogous

#288E6B #287E8E #284B8E

triadic

#287E8E #8E287E #7E8E28

tetradic

#287E8E #6B288E #8E3828 #4B8E28

square

#287E8E #6B288E #8E3828 #4B8E28

split-complementary

#287E8E #8E284B #8E6B28

monochromatic

#0D292F #1B545E #287E8E #35A8BE #5FC0D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#287E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#287E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #287E8E

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##287E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##287E8E	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727A8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636F8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #287e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 126, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.083 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a3af',
    500: '#287e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #287e8e;
$custom-light: #71a3af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#287e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.412,
    "s": 56.044,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54973,
    "c": 0.08284,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#287E8E

secondary

#B7695B

accent

#6048DF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #287E8E

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

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