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#39C0AA Color

#39C0AA is rgb(57, 192, 170) in RGB, hsl(170, 54%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Keppel (#3AB09E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39C0AA
HEX#39C0AA
RGBrgb(57, 192, 170)
HSLhsl(170, 54%, 49%)
HSVhsv(170, 70%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 11%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(73.1% 0.118 179.5)
LABlab(70.27% -41.40 0.09)
LCHlch(70.27% 41.40 179.88)

What #39C0AA 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 #39C0AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Keppel#3AB09EΔE 6.68Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 8.86Persian Green#00A693ΔE 9.46Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 9.55Zomp#39A78EΔE 10.01Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.06

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

#39C0AA Channel Values

How #39C0AA 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 192 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 54% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 70% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39C0AA 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #39C0AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #39C0AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39C0AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#39C0AA
Complementary
#C03950
Analogous
#39C066
Analogous
#3993C0
Triadic
#AA39C0
Triadic
#C0AA39
Split comp.
#C03993
Split comp.
#C06639

Tints & Shades of #39C0AA

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.

Tints

#52CBB7
#6ED4C3
#89DCCE
#A5E4D9
#C0ECE5
#DCF4F0

Shades

#32A995
#2A8D7D
#237668
#1B5A50
#14433B
#0C2723

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39C0AA.

How #39C0AA 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#39C0AA
Protanopia#B2B2AA
Protanomaly#91B8AA
Deuteranopia#A3A3AD
Deuteranomaly#85AFAC
Tritanopia#43BDBD
Tritanomaly#3FBEB6
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #39C0AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39c0aa: #39C0AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39C0AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39c0aa': '#39C0AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.753, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_39c0aa">#39C0AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#39C0AA"

More Teal Colors

#39C0AA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#39C0AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39C0AA?

#39C0AA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(57, 192, 170) in RGB and hsl(170, 54%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Keppel (#3AB09E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #39C0AA?

#39C0AA is rgb(57, 192, 170) — red 57, green 192, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39C0AA?

#39C0AA converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 11%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39C0AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #39C0AA scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39C0AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39C0AA 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 lightseagreen (#20B2AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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