#279BA5 Color

#279BA5 is rgb(39, 155, 165) in RGB and hsl(185, 62%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#279BA5

HEX#279BA5

RGBrgb(39, 155, 165)

HSLhsl(185, 62%, 40%)

HSVhsv(185, 76%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.099 203.7)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 6%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #279BA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #279BA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#279BA5 Complementary#A53127 Analogous#27A571 Analogous#275BA5 Triadic#A5279B Triadic#9BA527

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #279BA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2FBAC6 #4DCAD5 #6ED4DD #8FDEE5 #B1E8ED #D6F3F5

Shades

#228791 #1D747C #186167 #12494E #0E363A #092325

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