What color is #366A74?

#366A74 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #366A74?

The RGB value is 54, 106, 116: 54 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #366A74?

The complementary color is #744036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #366A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#366A74 color

#366A74 rgb(54, 106, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #366A74 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 41.6% green and 45.5% blue (54, 106, 116).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 36% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ocean’s Embrace (#306A78), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#366A74 color codes

HEX	`#366A74`
RGB	`rgb(54, 106, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 41.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 36%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 9%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, -14.34, -10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 18.04, 217.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.827, 12.352, 18.386)`
Decimal	`3566196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #366A74, 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 #366A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#366A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #366A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #366a74; }
.text { color: #366a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #366a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 106 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #366a74, #364b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #366A74?: #366A74 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #366A74?: The RGB value is 54, 106, 116: 54 red, 106 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #366A74?: The complementary color is #744036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #366A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.