What color is #398686?

#398686 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #398686?

The RGB value is 57, 134, 134: 57 red, 134 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #398686?

The complementary color is #863939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #398686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#398686 color

#398686 rgb(57, 134, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #398686 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 52.5% green and 52.5% blue (57, 134, 134).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#398686 color codes

HEX	`#398686`
RGB	`rgb(57, 134, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 52.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, -23.39, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 24.45, 196.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.514, 19.64, 25.576)`
Decimal	`3769990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #398686, 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 #398686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#398686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #398686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #398686; }
.text { color: #398686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #398686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 134 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #398686, #396086); }

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Questions

What color is #398686?: #398686 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #398686?: The RGB value is 57, 134, 134: 57 red, 134 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #398686?: The complementary color is #863939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #398686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.