What color is #397B76?

#397B76 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #397B76?

The RGB value is 57, 123, 118: 57 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397B76?

The complementary color is #7B393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397B76?

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.

#397B76 color

#397B76 rgb(57, 123, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #397B76 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 48.2% green and 46.3% blue (57, 123, 118).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#397B76 color codes

HEX	`#397B76`
RGB	`rgb(57, 123, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 48.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 4%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, -22.26, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 22.57, 189.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.039, 16.343, 19.656)`
Decimal	`3767158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397B76, 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 #397B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397B76 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 #397B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397b76; }
.text { color: #397b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 123 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397b76, #395f7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #397B76?: #397B76 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #397B76?: The RGB value is 57, 123, 118: 57 red, 123 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397B76?: The complementary color is #7B393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397B76?: 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.