What color is #337A73?

#337A73 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #337A73?

The RGB value is 51, 122, 115: 51 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #337A73?

The complementary color is #7A333A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #337A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#337A73 color

#337A73 rgb(51, 122, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #337A73 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (51, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 41% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#337A73 color codes

HEX	`#337A73`
RGB	`rgb(51, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 41%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 58%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -23.94, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 24.11, 186.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.418, 15.86, 18.676)`
Decimal	`3373683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #337A73, 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 #337A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#337A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #337A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #337a73; }
.text { color: #337a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #337a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #337a73, #335d7a); }

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Questions

What color is #337A73?: #337A73 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #337A73?: The RGB value is 51, 122, 115: 51 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #337A73?: The complementary color is #7A333A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #337A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.