What color is #376F89?

#376F89 is a dark, desaturated azure known as Astral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Astral?

The RGB value is 55, 111, 137: 55 red, 111 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Astral?

The complementary color is #895137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #376F89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Astral color: hex code #376F89

#376F89 rgb(55, 111, 137)

Shades of blue

Astral has the hex code #376F89. It is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 43.5% green and 53.7% blue (55, 111, 137).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 43% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

Astral (#376F89) color codes

HEX	`#376F89`
RGB	`rgb(55, 111, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 43.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 43%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 60%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 19%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.21, -10.29, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.21, 22.36, 242.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.774, 13.986, 25.741)`
Decimal	`3633033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Astral, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #376F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#376F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #376F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #376f89; }
.text { color: #376f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #376f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 111 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #376f89, #374689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #376F89 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #376F89?: #376F89 is a dark, desaturated azure known as Astral. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Astral?: The RGB value is 55, 111, 137: 55 red, 111 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Astral?: The complementary color is #895137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #376F89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.