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#397284 Color

#397284 is rgb(57, 114, 132) in RGB, hsl(194, 40%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#397284
HEX#397284
RGBrgb(57, 114, 132)
HSLhsl(194, 40%, 37%)
HSVhsv(194, 57%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.066 221)
LABlab(44.76% -15.32 -16.01)
LCHlch(44.76% 22.16 226.26)

What #397284 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 #397284, 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.

#397284 Channel Values

How #397284 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 114 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 40% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 57% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #397284 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #397284

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #397284; 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 #397284

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 #397284 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#397284
Protanopia#6B6B84
Protanomaly#5B6E84
Deuteranopia#646485
Deuteranomaly#566A85
Tritanopia#337474
Tritanomaly#35737B
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #397284 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-397284: #397284;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #397284;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-397284': '#397284' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.447, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_397284">#397284</color>
SVG fillfill="#397284"

More Teal Colors

#397284 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#397284 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #397284?

#397284 is a dark teal — rgb(57, 114, 132) in RGB and hsl(194, 40%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.81.

What is the RGB value of #397284?

#397284 is rgb(57, 114, 132) — red 57, green 114, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #397284?

#397284 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 14%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #397284 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #397284 scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #397284 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #397284 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 15.35, which is visibly different.

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