What color is #279A96?

#279A96 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #279A96?

The RGB value is 39, 154, 150: 39 red, 154 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #279A96?

The complementary color is #9A272B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #279A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#279A96 color

#279A96 rgb(39, 154, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #279A96 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 60.4% green and 58.8% blue (39, 154, 150).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 60% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#279A96 color codes

HEX	`#279A96`
RGB	`rgb(39, 154, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 60.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 60%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 75%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, -31.5, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 32.25, 192.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.895, 25.742, 32.874)`
Decimal	`2595478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #279A96, 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 #279A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#279A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #279A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #279a96; }
.text { color: #279a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #279a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 154 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #279a96, #27649a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #279A96?: #279A96 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #279A96?: The RGB value is 39, 154, 150: 39 red, 154 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #279A96?: The complementary color is #9A272B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #279A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.