What color is #377B70?

#377B70 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pearl Green?

The RGB value is 55, 123, 112: 55 red, 123 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pearl Green?

The complementary color is #7B3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pearl Green color: hex code #377B70

#377B70 rgb(55, 123, 112)

Shades of teal

Pearl Green has the hex code #377B70. It is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 48.2% green and 43.9% blue (55, 123, 112).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 38% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

Pearl Green (#377B70) color codes

HEX	`#377B70`
RGB	`rgb(55, 123, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 48.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 38%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 55%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, -24.39, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 24.39, 181.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.582, 16.147, 17.832)`
Decimal	`3636080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pearl Green, 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 #377B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #377B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377b70; }
.text { color: #377b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 123 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377b70, #37647b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #377B70 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #377B70?: #377B70 is a dark, desaturated spring green known as Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pearl Green?: The RGB value is 55, 123, 112: 55 red, 123 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pearl Green?: The complementary color is #7B3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.