What color is #396761?

#396761 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #396761?

The RGB value is 57, 103, 97: 57 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #396761?

The complementary color is #67393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #396761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#396761 color

#396761 rgb(57, 103, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #396761 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 40.4% green and 38% blue (57, 103, 97).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#396761 color codes

HEX	`#396761`
RGB	`rgb(57, 103, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 40.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 45%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, -17.38, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 17.45, 185.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.694, 11.433, 13.056)`
Decimal	`3762017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #396761, 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 #396761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#396761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	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 #396761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #396761; }
.text { color: #396761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #396761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 103 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #396761, #395667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #396761?: #396761 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #396761?: The RGB value is 57, 103, 97: 57 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #396761?: The complementary color is #67393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #396761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.