What color is #397A80?

#397A80 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #397A80?

The RGB value is 57, 122, 128: 57 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397A80?

The complementary color is #803F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#397A80 color

#397A80 rgb(57, 122, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #397A80 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 47.8% green and 50.2% blue (57, 122, 128).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Diver’s Eden (#3A797E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#397A80 color codes

HEX	`#397A80`
RGB	`rgb(57, 122, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 47.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 55%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 5%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -18.84, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 21.14, 207.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.542, 16.346, 22.912)`
Decimal	`3766912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397A80, 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 #397A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #397A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397a80; }
.text { color: #397a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 122 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397a80, #395780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #397A80?: #397A80 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #397A80?: The RGB value is 57, 122, 128: 57 red, 122 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397A80?: The complementary color is #803F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.