What color is #337970?

#337970 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #337970?

The RGB value is 51, 121, 112: 51 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #337970?

The complementary color is #79333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #337970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#337970 color

#337970 rgb(51, 121, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #337970 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 47.5% green and 43.9% blue (51, 121, 112).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#337970 color codes

HEX	`#337970`
RGB	`rgb(51, 121, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 47.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 58%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.37, -24.27, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.37, 24.33, 183.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.126, 15.547, 17.741)`
Decimal	`3373424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #337970, 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 #337970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#337970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #337970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #337970; }
.text { color: #337970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #337970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 121 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #337970, #335f79); }

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Questions

What color is #337970?: #337970 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #337970?: The RGB value is 51, 121, 112: 51 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #337970?: The complementary color is #79333C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #337970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.