What color is #397C76?

#397C76 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #397C76?

The RGB value is 57, 124, 118: 57 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397C76?

The complementary color is #7C393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397C76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#397C76 color

#397C76 rgb(57, 124, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #397C76 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 48.6% green and 46.3% blue (57, 124, 118).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 51% 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 4.86:1).

#397C76 color codes

HEX	`#397C76`
RGB	`rgb(57, 124, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 48.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 5%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, -22.78, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 23.01, 188.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.164, 16.592, 19.698)`
Decimal	`3767414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397C76, 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 #397C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #397C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397c76; }
.text { color: #397c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 124 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397c76, #39617c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #397C76?: #397C76 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #397C76?: The RGB value is 57, 124, 118: 57 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397C76?: The complementary color is #7C393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397C76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.