What color is #397F94?

#397F94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #397F94?

The RGB value is 57, 127, 148: 57 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397F94?

The complementary color is #944E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#397F94 color

#397F94 rgb(57, 127, 148)

Shades of teal

The hex color #397F94 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 49.8% green and 58% blue (57, 127, 148).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 44% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Pleasure (#167D97), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#397F94 color codes

HEX	`#397F94`
RGB	`rgb(57, 127, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 49.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 44%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 61%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, -15.38, -17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 23.6, 229.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.62, 18.185, 30.751)`
Decimal	`3768212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397F94, 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 #397F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #397F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397f94; }
.text { color: #397f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 127 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397f94, #395294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #397F94?: #397F94 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #397F94?: The RGB value is 57, 127, 148: 57 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397F94?: The complementary color is #944E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.