What color is #3994AF?

#3994AF is a moderate cyan known as Enchanted Well. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Enchanted Well?

The RGB value is 57, 148, 175: 57 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Enchanted Well?

The complementary color is #AF5439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3994AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Enchanted Well color: hex code #3994AF

#3994AF rgb(57, 148, 175)

Shades of teal

Enchanted Well has the hex code #3994AF. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 58% green and 68.6% blue (57, 148, 175).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 51% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

Enchanted Well (#3994AF) color codes

HEX	`#3994AF`
RGB	`rgb(57, 148, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 58%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 51%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 67%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 15%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.21, -18.12, -22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.21, 28.52, 230.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.012, 25.143, 44.347)`
Decimal	`3773615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Enchanted Well, 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 #3994AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3994AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	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 #3994AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3994af; }
.text { color: #3994af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3994af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 148 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3994af, #3959af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

See #3994AF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3994AF?: #3994AF is a moderate cyan known as Enchanted Well. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Enchanted Well?: The RGB value is 57, 148, 175: 57 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Enchanted Well?: The complementary color is #AF5439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3994AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.