What color is #286C77?

#286C77 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #286C77?

The RGB value is 40, 108, 119: 40 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #286C77?

The complementary color is #773328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #286C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#286C77 color

#286C77 rgb(40, 108, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #286C77 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 42.4% green and 46.7% blue (40, 108, 119).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 50% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Persian Mosaic (#206874), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#286C77 color codes

HEX	`#286C77`
RGB	`rgb(40, 108, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 42.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 50%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 66%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 9%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.01, -17.47, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.01, 21.45, 215.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.566, 12.507, 19.359)`
Decimal	`2649207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #286C77, 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 #286C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#286C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #286C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #286c77; }
.text { color: #286c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #286c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 108 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #286c77, #284477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #286C77?: #286C77 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #286C77?: The RGB value is 40, 108, 119: 40 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #286C77?: The complementary color is #773328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #286C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.