What color is #278B95?

#278B95 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #278B95?

The RGB value is 39, 139, 149: 39 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #278B95?

The complementary color is #953127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #278B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#278B95 color

#278B95 rgb(39, 139, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #278B95 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 54.5% green and 58.4% blue (39, 139, 149).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 59% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#278B95 color codes

HEX	`#278B95`
RGB	`rgb(39, 139, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 54.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 59%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 74%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 7%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, -24.38, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 27.88, 209.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.492, 21.065, 31.677)`
Decimal	`2591637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #278B95, 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 #278B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#278B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #278B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #278b95; }
.text { color: #278b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #278b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 139 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #278b95, #275495); }

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Questions

What color is #278B95?: #278B95 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #278B95?: The RGB value is 39, 139, 149: 39 red, 139 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #278B95?: The complementary color is #953127, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #278B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.