What color is #366D73?

#366D73 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #366D73?

The RGB value is 54, 109, 115: 54 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #366D73?

The complementary color is #733C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #366D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#366D73 color

#366D73 rgb(54, 109, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #366D73 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 42.7% green and 45.1% blue (54, 109, 115).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 36% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Persian Mosaic (#206874), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#366D73 color codes

HEX	`#366D73`
RGB	`rgb(54, 109, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 42.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 36%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 5%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.7, -16.32, -8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.7, 18.61, 208.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.083, 12.958, 18.186)`
Decimal	`3566963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #366D73, 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 #366D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#366D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #366D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #366d73; }
.text { color: #366d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #366d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 109 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #366d73, #364e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #366D73?: #366D73 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #366D73?: The RGB value is 54, 109, 115: 54 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #366D73?: The complementary color is #733C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #366D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.