#289997#289997
#289997 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.097 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #289997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 153, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 74%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.9%, 0%, 1.3%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.53, -30.59, -7.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.53, 31.60, 194.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.24% -0.0941 -0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.24% 0.097 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8496, 25.4658, 33.2468) |
| Luminance | 0.2547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.30
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.49
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.10
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.18
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.24
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#289997 #99282A
analogous
#28995E #289997 #286299
triadic
#289997 #972899 #999728
tetradic
#289997 #5E2899 #99282A #629928
square
#289997 #5E2899 #99282A #629928
split-complementary
#289997 #992862 #995E28
monochromatic
#0F3837 #1B6867 #289997 #35CAC7 #65D7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#289997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#289997 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #289997
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##289997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##289997 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F9197
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8598
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #289997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 153, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.097 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b7b5',
500: '#289997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #289997; $custom-light: #75b7b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#289997",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 153,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.938,
"s": 58.549,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62244,
"c": 0.09662,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.25468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#289997
secondary
#BD6062
accent
#4649E2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080