What color is #399692?

#399692 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #399692?

The RGB value is 57, 150, 146: 57 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #399692?

The complementary color is #96393D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #399692?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#399692 color

#399692 rgb(57, 150, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #399692 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 58.8% green and 57.3% blue (57, 150, 146).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 45% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#399692 color codes

HEX	`#399692`
RGB	`rgb(57, 150, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 58.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 45%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -28, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 28.64, 192.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.78, 24.756, 31.03)`
Decimal	`3774098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #399692, 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 #399692	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#399692 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #399692 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #399692; }
.text { color: #399692; }
.border { border: 2px solid #399692; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 150 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #399692, #396b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #399692?: #399692 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #399692?: The RGB value is 57, 150, 146: 57 red, 150 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #399692?: The complementary color is #96393D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #399692?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.