What color is #389185?

#389185 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #389185?

The RGB value is 56, 145, 133: 56 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #389185?

The complementary color is #913844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #389185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#389185 color

#389185 rgb(56, 145, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #389185 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (56, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#389185 color codes

HEX	`#389185`
RGB	`rgb(56, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 61%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.85, -29.37, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.85, 29.41, 182.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.988, 22.783, 25.741)`
Decimal	`3707269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #389185, 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 #389185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#389185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #389185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #389185; }
.text { color: #389185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #389185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #389185, #387191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #389185?: #389185 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #389185?: The RGB value is 56, 145, 133: 56 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #389185?: The complementary color is #913844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #389185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.