#289A8B#289A8B
#289A8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.101 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #289A8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 154, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 74%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 0%, 9.7%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.49, -34.55, -1.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.49, 34.57, 181.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.09% -0.1007 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.09% 0.101 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0886, 25.4244, 28.4279) |
| Luminance | 0.2543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.27
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.47
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.94
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.80
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#289A8B #9A2837
analogous
#289A52 #289A8B #28709A
triadic
#289A8B #8B289A #9A8B28
tetradic
#289A8B #52289A #9A2837 #709A28
square
#289A8B #52289A #9A2837 #709A28
split-complementary
#289A8B #9A2870 #9A5228
monochromatic
#0F3933 #1B695F #289A8B #35CAB7 #65D7C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#289A8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#289A8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #289A8B
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##289A8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##289A8B | 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)
#93918A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83858C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #289a8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 154, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.101 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b8ac',
500: '#289a8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #289a8b; $custom-light: #74b8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#289a8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 154,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.105,
"s": 58.763,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62093,
"c": 0.10079,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.25426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#289A8B
secondary
#BD616D
accent
#465AE2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F