What color is #397C75?

#397C75 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #397C75?

The RGB value is 57, 124, 117: 57 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397C75?

The complementary color is #7C3940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397C75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#397C75 color

#397C75 rgb(57, 124, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #397C75 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 48.6% green and 45.9% blue (57, 124, 117).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#397C75 color codes

HEX	`#397C75`
RGB	`rgb(57, 124, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 48.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, -23.06, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 23.21, 186.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.105, 16.568, 19.386)`
Decimal	`3767413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397C75, 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 #397C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #397C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397c75; }
.text { color: #397c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 124 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397c75, #39627c); }

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Questions

What color is #397C75?: #397C75 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #397C75?: The RGB value is 57, 124, 117: 57 red, 124 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397C75?: The complementary color is #7C3940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397C75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.