What color is #279D9F?

#279D9F is a moderate cyan known as Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Baltic?

The RGB value is 39, 157, 159: 39 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Baltic?

The complementary color is #9F2927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #279D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Baltic color: hex code #279D9F

#279D9F rgb(39, 157, 159)

Shades of teal

Baltic has the hex code #279D9F. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 61.6% green and 62.4% blue (39, 157, 159).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 61% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

Baltic (#279D9F) color codes

HEX	`#279D9F`
RGB	`rgb(39, 157, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 61.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 61%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 75%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, -30.23, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 31.92, 198.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.149, 27.046, 37.005)`
Decimal	`2596255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Baltic, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #279D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#279D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #279D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #279d9f; }
.text { color: #279d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #279d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 157 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #279d9f, #27619f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #279D9F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #279D9F?: #279D9F is a moderate cyan known as Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Baltic?: The RGB value is 39, 157, 159: 39 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Baltic?: The complementary color is #9F2927, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #279D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.