Teal
#279496 · Teal
#279496 is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 39, 148, 150 and a relative luminance of 0.238, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.24
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.64:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.76:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #279496?
#279496 is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 39, 148, 150, and in HSL it is 181°, 59%, 37%.
Is #279496 a light or dark color?
#279496 has a relative luminance of 0.238, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #279496?
Its complementary color is #962927. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.