What color is #366D75?

#366D75 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 #366D75?

The RGB value is 54, 109, 117: 54 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #366D75?

The complementary color is #753E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #366D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#366D75 color

#366D75 rgb(54, 109, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #366D75 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 42.7% green and 45.9% blue (54, 109, 117).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Ocean’s Embrace (#306A78), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#366D75 color codes

HEX	`#366D75`
RGB	`rgb(54, 109, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 42.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 54%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 7%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, -15.72, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 18.65, 212.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.2, 13.005, 18.799)`
Decimal	`3566965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #366D75, 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 #366D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#366D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #366D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #366d75; }
.text { color: #366d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #366d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 109 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #366d75, #364e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #366D75?: #366D75 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 #366D75?: The RGB value is 54, 109, 117: 54 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #366D75?: The complementary color is #753E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #366D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.