What color is #367978?

#367978 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #367978?

The RGB value is 54, 121, 120: 54 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #367978?

The complementary color is #793637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #367978?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#367978 color

#367978 rgb(54, 121, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #367978 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 47.5% green and 47.1% blue (54, 121, 120).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#367978 color codes

HEX	`#367978`
RGB	`rgb(54, 121, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 47.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 55%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 1%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.73, -21.33, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.73, 22.13, 195.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.747, 15.814, 20.199)`
Decimal	`3570040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #367978, 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 #367978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#367978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #367978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #367978; }
.text { color: #367978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #367978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 121 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #367978, #365979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #367978?: #367978 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #367978?: The RGB value is 54, 121, 120: 54 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #367978?: The complementary color is #793637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #367978?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.