What color is #398478?

#398478 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #398478?

The RGB value is 57, 132, 120: 57 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #398478?

The complementary color is #843945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #398478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#398478 color

#398478 rgb(57, 132, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #398478 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 51.8% green and 47.1% blue (57, 132, 120).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#398478 color codes

HEX	`#398478`
RGB	`rgb(57, 132, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 51.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 57%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.37, -26.3, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.37, 26.31, 181.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.327, 18.727, 20.678)`
Decimal	`3769464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #398478, 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 #398478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#398478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #398478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #398478; }
.text { color: #398478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #398478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 132 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #398478, #396b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #398478?: #398478 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #398478?: The RGB value is 57, 132, 120: 57 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #398478?: The complementary color is #843945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #398478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.