What color is #397A82?

#397A82 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 #397A82?

The RGB value is 57, 122, 130: 57 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397A82?

The complementary color is #824139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#397A82 color

#397A82 rgb(57, 122, 130)

Shades of teal

The hex color #397A82 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 47.8% green and 51% blue (57, 122, 130).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Diver’s Eden (#3A797E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#397A82 color codes

HEX	`#397A82`
RGB	`rgb(57, 122, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 47.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 56%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.49, -18.23, -10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.49, 21.14, 210.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.675, 16.399, 23.612)`
Decimal	`3766914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397A82, 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 #397A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #397A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397a82; }
.text { color: #397a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 122 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397a82, #395582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #397A82?: #397A82 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 #397A82?: The RGB value is 57, 122, 130: 57 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397A82?: The complementary color is #824139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.