What color is #277B74?

#277B74 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ivy?

The RGB value is 39, 123, 116: 39 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ivy?

The complementary color is #7B272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #277B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ivy color: hex code #277B74

#277B74 rgb(39, 123, 116)

Shades of teal

Ivy has the hex code #277B74. It is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (39, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 52% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

Ivy (#277B74) color codes

HEX	`#277B74`
RGB	`rgb(39, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 52%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 68%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -26.45, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 26.68, 187.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.071, 15.857, 18.997)`
Decimal	`2587508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ivy, 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 #277B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#277B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	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 #277B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #277b74; }
.text { color: #277b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #277b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #277b74, #27587b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #277B74 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #277B74?: #277B74 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ivy?: The RGB value is 39, 123, 116: 39 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ivy?: The complementary color is #7B272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #277B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.