What color is #276A63?

#276A63 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #276A63?

The RGB value is 39, 106, 99: 39 red, 106 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #276A63?

The complementary color is #6A272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #276A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#276A63 color

#276A63 rgb(39, 106, 99)

Shades of teal

The hex color #276A63 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 41.6% green and 38.8% blue (39, 106, 99).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#276A63 color codes

HEX	`#276A63`
RGB	`rgb(39, 106, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 41.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 46%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, -22.82, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 22.94, 185.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.242, 11.639, 13.614)`
Decimal	`2583139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #276A63, 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 #276A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#276A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #276A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #276a63; }
.text { color: #276a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #276a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 106 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #276a63, #27506a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #276A63?: #276A63 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #276A63?: The RGB value is 39, 106, 99: 39 red, 106 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #276A63?: The complementary color is #6A272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #276A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.