What color is #286B66?

#286B66 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #286B66?

The RGB value is 40, 107, 102: 40 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #286B66?

The complementary color is #6B282D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #286B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#286B66 color

#286B66 rgb(40, 107, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #286B66 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 42% green and 40% blue (40, 107, 102).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 46% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#286B66 color codes

HEX	`#286B66`
RGB	`rgb(40, 107, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 42%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 46%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 5%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.1, -22.25, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.1, 22.52, 188.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.53, 11.925, 14.42)`
Decimal	`2648934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #286B66, 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 #286B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#286B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #286B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #286b66; }
.text { color: #286b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #286b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 107 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #286b66, #284e6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #286B66?: #286B66 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #286B66?: The RGB value is 40, 107, 102: 40 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #286B66?: The complementary color is #6B282D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #286B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.