What color is #398C6E?

#398C6E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #398C6E?

The RGB value is 57, 140, 110: 57 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #398C6E?

The complementary color is #8C3957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #398C6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#398C6E color

#398C6E rgb(57, 140, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #398C6E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 54.9% green and 43.1% blue (57, 140, 110).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#398C6E color codes

HEX	`#398C6E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 140, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 54.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 42%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 59%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, -32.72, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 33.83, 165.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.879, 20.75, 18.023)`
Decimal	`3771502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #398C6E, 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 #398C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#398C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #398C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #398c6e; }
.text { color: #398c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #398c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 140 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #398c6e, #39818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #398C6E?: #398C6E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #398C6E?: The RGB value is 57, 140, 110: 57 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #398C6E?: The complementary color is #8C3957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #398C6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.