Recognised as Colour
#279B84
- #279B84
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#279B84 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 155, 132 and HSL 168°, 60%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#279B84#279B84
HEX#279B84
RGBrgb(39, 155, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6078, 0.5176
RGB percentages15.3%, 60.8%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(168.1, 59.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.1, 74.8%, 60.8%)
CMYK74.8%, 0%, 14.8%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,595,716
CSS custom property--colour: #279B84;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#D8647B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B273E
Analogous#279B4A, #27789B
Triadic#84279B, #9B8427
Split complementary#9B2778, #9B4A27
Tetradic#4A279B, #9B273E, #789B27
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G155
B132
Red39 (15.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue168.1°
Saturation (HSL)59.79%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 9B · B 84
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