#278EA0 Color

#278EA0 is rgb(39, 142, 160) in RGB and hsl(189, 61%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#278EA0

HEX#278EA0

RGBrgb(39, 142, 160)

HSLhsl(189, 61%, 39%)

HSVhsv(189, 76%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.094 212.1)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 11%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #278EA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #278EA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#278EA0 Complementary#A03927 Analogous#27A076 Analogous#2751A0 Triadic#A0278E Triadic#8EA027

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #278EA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2FABC1 #4ABFD3 #6BCADB #90D8E4 #B1E3EC #D6F0F5

Shades

#227C8C #1D6A77 #185763 #13454E #0E3339 #092125

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