What color is #276F66?

#276F66 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 #276F66?

The RGB value is 39, 111, 102: 39 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #276F66?

The complementary color is #6F2730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #276F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#276F66 color

#276F66 rgb(39, 111, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #276F66 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 43.5% green and 40% blue (39, 111, 102).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 48% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#276F66 color codes

HEX	`#276F66`
RGB	`rgb(39, 111, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 43.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 48%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 65%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 8%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.4, -24.51, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.4, 24.56, 183.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.918, 12.759, 14.56)`
Decimal	`2584422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #276F66, 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 #276F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#276F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #276F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #276f66; }
.text { color: #276f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #276f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 111 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #276f66, #27546f); }

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Questions

What color is #276F66?: #276F66 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 #276F66?: The RGB value is 39, 111, 102: 39 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #276F66?: The complementary color is #6F2730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #276F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.