#338979

Color #338979

A moderately saturated dark green.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#338979

RGB

rgb(51, 137, 121)

HSL

hsl(168.8, 45.7%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168.8, 62.8%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.8%, 0%, 11.7%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(51.81, -29.73, 0.96)

LCH

lch(51.81, 29.75, 178.15)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0858, 178.6)

HWB

hwb(168.8, 20%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#893343

Analogous

#33894e

#338979

#336e89

Triadic

#338979

#793389

#897933

Split-complementary

#338979

#89336e

#894e33

Tetradic

#338979

#334389

#893343

#897933

Square

#338979

#4e3389

#893343

#6e8933

Shades

Color #338979 mixed toward black.

#2b7265

#225b51

#1a453d

#112e28

#091714

Tints

Color #338979 mixed toward white.

#42b09c

#63c5b2

#8ad3c6

#b1e2d9

#d8f0ec

Tones

Color #338979 mixed toward gray.

#3a8275

#417b70

#49746c

#506c67

#576563

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#64657d · ΔE 28.5

Deuteranopia

#5f587e · ΔE 33

Tritanopia

#3b8081 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 21.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #338979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#338979]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#338979 (#338979) is rgb(51, 137, 121) in RGB.

No, #338979 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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