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#39666A Color

#39666A is rgb(57, 102, 106) in RGB, hsl(185, 30%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 4%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39666A
HEX#39666A
RGBrgb(57, 102, 106)
HSLhsl(185, 30%, 32%)
HSVhsv(185, 46%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 4%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.05 203)
LABlab(40.10% -15.30 -7.39)
LCHlch(40.10% 16.99 205.80)

What #39666A 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 #39666A, 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.

#39666A Channel Values

How #39666A 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 102 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 30% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 46% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.4:1 vs white · 3.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39666A 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 text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #39666A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39666A; 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 #39666A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39666A.

How #39666A 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#39666A
Protanopia#60606A
Protanomaly#53636A
Deuteranopia#5A5A6B
Deuteranomaly#4F5F6B
Tritanopia#386767
Tritanomaly#386668
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #39666A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39666a: #39666A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39666A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39666a': '#39666A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.400, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_39666a">#39666A</color>
SVG fillfill="#39666A"

More Teal Colors

#39666A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39666A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39666A?

#39666A is a dark teal — rgb(57, 102, 106) in RGB and hsl(185, 30%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #39666A?

#39666A is rgb(57, 102, 106) — red 57, green 102, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39666A?

#39666A converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 4%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39666A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39666A scores 6.4:1 against white and 3.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39666A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39666A 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 10.07, which is visibly different.

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