What color is #286C65?

#286C65 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 #286C65?

The RGB value is 40, 108, 101: 40 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #286C65?

The complementary color is #6C282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #286C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#286C65 color

#286C65 rgb(40, 108, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #286C65 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 42.4% green and 39.6% blue (40, 108, 101).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 46% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#286C65 color codes

HEX	`#286C65`
RGB	`rgb(40, 108, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 42.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 46%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 63%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.4, -23.06, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.4, 23.19, 186.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.586, 12.115, 14.195)`
Decimal	`2649189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #286C65, 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 #286C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#286C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #286C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #286c65; }
.text { color: #286c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #286c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 108 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #286c65, #28516c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #286C65?: #286C65 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 #286C65?: The RGB value is 40, 108, 101: 40 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #286C65?: The complementary color is #6C282F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #286C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.