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#278673 Color

#278673 is rgb(39, 134, 115) in RGB, hsl(168, 55%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 14%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#278673
HEX#278673
RGBrgb(39, 134, 115)
HSLhsl(168, 55%, 34%)
HSVhsv(168, 71%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 14%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(56% 0.092 176.5)
LABlab(50.19% -32.14 1.88)
LCHlch(50.19% 32.19 176.65)

What #278673 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #278673, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Illuminating Emerald#319177ΔE 5.53Generic Viridian#007F66ΔE 5.83Viridian#40826DΔE 6.6Pine Green#01796FΔE 7.08Tropical Rain Forest#00755EΔE 7.46Teal Green#00827FΔE 9.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#278673 Channel Values

How #278673 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 134 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 55% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 71% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.43:1 vs white · 4.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #278673 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #278673 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #278673

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #278673; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#278673
Complementary
#86273A
Analogous
#278644
Analogous
#276A86
Triadic
#732786
Triadic
#867327
Split comp.
#86276A
Split comp.
#864427

Tints & Shades of #278673

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#31AA92
#41C8AD
#65D2BC
#8CDECD
#B0E8DD
#D4F2EC

Shades

#227766
#1D6355
#185347
#14433A
#0F332C
#09201B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #278673.

How #278673 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#278673
Protanopia#7C7C73
Protanomaly#658073
Deuteranopia#717175
Deuteranomaly#5C7A74
Tritanopia#2F8484
Tritanomaly#2C857D
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #278673 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-278673: #278673;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #278673;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-278673': '#278673' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.525, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_278673">#278673</color>
SVG fillfill="#278673"

More Green Colors

#278673 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#278673 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #278673?

#278673 is a dark green — rgb(39, 134, 115) in RGB and hsl(168, 55%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #278673?

#278673 is rgb(39, 134, 115) — red 39, green 134, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #278673?

#278673 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 14%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #278673 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #278673 scores 4.43:1 against white and 4.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #278673 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #278673 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 11.22, which is visibly different.

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