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#397989 Color

#397989 is rgb(57, 121, 137) in RGB, hsl(192, 41%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 12%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#397989
HEX#397989
RGBrgb(57, 121, 137)
HSLhsl(192, 41%, 38%)
HSVhsv(192, 58%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 12%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(54.1% 0.07 216.4)
LABlab(47.15% -17.62 -15.36)
LCHlch(47.15% 23.37 221.07)

What #397989 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 #397989, 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.

#397989 Channel Values

How #397989 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 121 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 41% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 58% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #397989 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 text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #397989

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #397989; 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 #397989

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 #397989.

How #397989 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#397989
Protanopia#717189
Protanomaly#607489
Deuteranopia#69698A
Deuteranomaly#5A708A
Tritanopia#337B7B
Tritanomaly#367A81
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #397989 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-397989: #397989;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #397989;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-397989': '#397989' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.475, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_397989">#397989</color>
SVG fillfill="#397989"

More Teal Colors

#397989 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#397989 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #397989?

#397989 is a dark teal — rgb(57, 121, 137) in RGB and hsl(192, 41%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.38.

What is the RGB value of #397989?

#397989 is rgb(57, 121, 137) — red 57, green 121, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #397989?

#397989 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 12%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #397989 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #397989 scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #397989 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #397989 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 14.3, which is visibly different.

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