What color is #399AAA?

#399AAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #399AAA?

The RGB value is 57, 154, 170: 57 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #399AAA?

The complementary color is #AA4939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #399AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#399AAA color

#399AAA rgb(57, 154, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #399AAA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (57, 154, 170).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 50% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#399AAA color codes

HEX	`#399AAA`
RGB	`rgb(57, 154, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 60.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 50%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 66%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.86, -22.86, -16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.86, 28.29, 216.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.496, 26.881, 42.131)`
Decimal	`3775146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #399AAA, 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 #399AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#399AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #399AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #399aaa; }
.text { color: #399aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #399aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 154 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #399aaa, #3962aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #399AAA?: #399AAA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #399AAA?: The RGB value is 57, 154, 170: 57 red, 154 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #399AAA?: The complementary color is #AA4939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #399AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.