What color is #397971?

#397971 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #397971?

The RGB value is 57, 121, 113: 57 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397971?

The complementary color is #793941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#397971 color

#397971 rgb(57, 121, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #397971 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 47.5% green and 44.3% blue (57, 121, 113).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#397971 color codes

HEX	`#397971`
RGB	`rgb(57, 121, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 47.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 53%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.63, -22.61, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.63, 22.69, 184.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.504, 15.736, 18.051)`
Decimal	`3766641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397971, 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 #397971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #397971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397971; }
.text { color: #397971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 121 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397971, #396179); }

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Questions

What color is #397971?: #397971 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #397971?: The RGB value is 57, 121, 113: 57 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397971?: The complementary color is #793941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.