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#396579 Color

#396579 is rgb(57, 101, 121) in RGB, hsl(199, 36%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 17%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#396579
HEX#396579
RGBrgb(57, 101, 121)
HSLhsl(199, 36%, 35%)
HSVhsv(199, 53%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 17%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.058 229.1)
LABlab(40.24% -11.24 -16.26)
LCHlch(40.24% 19.77 235.33)

What #396579 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #396579, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#396579 Channel Values

How #396579 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 57 · G 101 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 36% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 53% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.34:1 vs white · 3.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #396579 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #396579

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #396579; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #396579

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #396579 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#396579
Protanopia#5F5F79
Protanomaly#526279
Deuteranopia#59597A
Deuteranomaly#4E5E79
Tritanopia#336868
Tritanomaly#36676F
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

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Using #396579 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-396579: #396579;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #396579;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-396579': '#396579' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.396, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_396579">#396579</color>
SVG fillfill="#396579"

More Teal Colors

#396579 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#396579 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #396579?

#396579 is a dark teal — rgb(57, 101, 121) in RGB and hsl(199, 36%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #396579?

#396579 is rgb(57, 101, 121) — red 57, green 101, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #396579?

#396579 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 17%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #396579 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #396579 scores 6.34:1 against white and 3.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #396579 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #396579 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.36, which is visibly different.

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