What color is #39B49A?

#39B49A is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39B49A?

The RGB value is 57, 180, 154: 57 red, 180 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39B49A?

The complementary color is #B43953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39B49A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39B49A color

#39B49A rgb(57, 180, 154)

Shades of teal

The hex color #39B49A is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 70.6% green and 60.4% blue (57, 180, 154).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 52% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Hole in One (#4AAE97), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#39B49A color codes

HEX	`#39B49A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 180, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 70.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 52%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 68%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, -39.85, 3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 40, 175.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.838, 35.843, 36.228)`
Decimal	`3781786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39B49A, 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 #39B49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#39B49A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	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 #39B49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39b49a; }
.text { color: #39b49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39b49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 180 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39b49a, #3991b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #39B49A?: #39B49A is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39B49A?: The RGB value is 57, 180, 154: 57 red, 180 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39B49A?: The complementary color is #B43953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39B49A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.