What color is #357471?

#357471 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #357471?

The RGB value is 53, 116, 113: 53 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #357471?

The complementary color is #743538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #357471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#357471 color

#357471 rgb(53, 116, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #357471 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 45.5% green and 44.3% blue (53, 116, 113).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#357471 color codes

HEX	`#357471`
RGB	`rgb(53, 116, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 45.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.86, -20.94, -4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.86, 21.42, 192.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.693, 14.439, 17.843)`
Decimal	`3503217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #357471, 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 #357471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#357471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #357471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #357471; }
.text { color: #357471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #357471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 116 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #357471, #355874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #357471?: #357471 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #357471?: The RGB value is 53, 116, 113: 53 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #357471?: The complementary color is #743538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #357471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.