What color is #399B9A?

#399B9A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #399B9A?

The RGB value is 57, 155, 154: 57 red, 155 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #399B9A?

The complementary color is #9B393A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #399B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#399B9A color

#399B9A rgb(57, 155, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #399B9A is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 60.8% green and 60.4% blue (57, 155, 154).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 46% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#399B9A color codes

HEX	`#399B9A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 155, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 60.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 46%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 63%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 1%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, -28.16, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 29.25, 195.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.239, 26.644, 34.694)`
Decimal	`3775386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #399B9A, 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 #399B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#399B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #399B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #399b9a; }
.text { color: #399b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #399b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 155 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #399b9a, #396b9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #399B9A?: #399B9A is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #399B9A?: The RGB value is 57, 155, 154: 57 red, 155 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #399B9A?: The complementary color is #9B393A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #399B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.