What color is #00373F?

#00373F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00373F?

The RGB value is 0, 55, 63: 0 red, 55 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00373F?

The complementary color is #3F0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00373F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00373F color

#00373F rgb(0, 55, 63)

Shades of teal

The hex color #00373F is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 21.6% green and 24.7% blue (0, 55, 63).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#00373F color codes

HEX	`#00373F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 55, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 21.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 13%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.4, -13.07, -9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.4, 16.28, 216.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.263, 3.091, 5.179)`
Decimal	`14143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00373F, 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 #00373F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00373F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #00373F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00373f; }
.text { color: #00373f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00373f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 55 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00373f, #00183f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #00373F?: #00373F is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00373F?: The RGB value is 0, 55, 63: 0 red, 55 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00373F?: The complementary color is #3F0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00373F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.