What color is #357F76?

#357F76 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 #357F76?

The RGB value is 53, 127, 118: 53 red, 127 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #357F76?

The complementary color is #7F353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #357F76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#357F76 color

#357F76 rgb(53, 127, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #357F76 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 49.8% green and 46.3% blue (53, 127, 118).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 41% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#357F76 color codes

HEX	`#357F76`
RGB	`rgb(53, 127, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 49.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 41%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 58%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 7%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, -25.21, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 25.29, 184.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.326, 17.242, 19.815)`
Decimal	`3506038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #357F76, 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 #357F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#357F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #357F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #357f76; }
.text { color: #357f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #357f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 127 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #357f76, #35637f); }

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Questions

What color is #357F76?: #357F76 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 #357F76?: The RGB value is 53, 127, 118: 53 red, 127 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #357F76?: The complementary color is #7F353E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #357F76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.