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#39C0DB Color

#39C0DB is rgb(57, 192, 219) in RGB, hsl(190, 69%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 12%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39C0DB
HEX#39C0DB
RGBrgb(57, 192, 219)
HSLhsl(190, 69%, 54%)
HSVhsv(190, 74%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 12%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(74.8% 0.118 214.3)
LABlab(71.55% -30.41 -24.56)
LCHlch(71.55% 39.09 218.93)

What #39C0DB 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 #39C0DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.24Pacific Blue#1CA9C9ΔE 8.78Moonstone#3AA8C1ΔE 9.4Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 10.3Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 11.14Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 11.58

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

#39C0DB Channel Values

How #39C0DB 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 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 69% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 74% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39C0DB 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #39C0DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #39C0DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39C0DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#39C0DB
Complementary
#DB5439
Analogous
#39DBA5
Analogous
#396FDB
Triadic
#DB39C0
Triadic
#C0DB39
Split comp.
#DB396F
Split comp.
#DBA539

Tints & Shades of #39C0DB

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

#53C8DF
#71D2E5
#8BDAEA
#A5E2EE
#BEEAF3
#DDF4F9

Shades

#25AFCB
#2095AC
#1A7B8E
#145D6C
#0E434E
#09292F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39C0DB.

How #39C0DB 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#39C0DB
Protanopia#B2B2DB
Protanomaly#91B8DB
Deuteranopia#A3A3DD
Deuteranomaly#85AFDC
Tritanopia#24C4C4
Tritanomaly#2EC2CD
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #39C0DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39c0db: #39C0DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39C0DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39c0db': '#39C0DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.753, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_39c0db">#39C0DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#39C0DB"

More Teal Colors

#39C0DB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424f5ffff002a38f0ffff002d2eeefbfb003333ecfeff003542ecf7f9003838ebffff00646600999900ebeb0d161619292924fbff36747d50bfe673a9c28dd9ccaec6cfccffff

#39C0DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39C0DB?

#39C0DB is a mid-tone teal — rgb(57, 192, 219) in RGB and hsl(190, 69%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #39C0DB?

#39C0DB is rgb(57, 192, 219) — red 57, green 192, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39C0DB?

#39C0DB converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 12%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39C0DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #39C0DB scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39C0DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39C0DB 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 15.05, which is visibly different.

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