What color is #395D68?

#395D68 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Under the Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Under the Sea?

The RGB value is 57, 93, 104: 57 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Under the Sea?

The complementary color is #684439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Under the Sea color: hex code #395D68

#395D68 rgb(57, 93, 104)

Shades of teal

Under the Sea has the hex code #395D68. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (57, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 29% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

Under the Sea (#395D68) color codes

HEX	`#395D68`
RGB	`rgb(57, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 29%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 45%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, -9.69, -10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 14.17, 226.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.099, 9.697, 14.539)`
Decimal	`3759464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Under the Sea, 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 #395D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #395D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395d68; }
.text { color: #395d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395d68, #394668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #395D68 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #395D68?: #395D68 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Under the Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Under the Sea?: The RGB value is 57, 93, 104: 57 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Under the Sea?: The complementary color is #684439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.