What color is #368A55?

#368A55 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #368A55?

The RGB value is 54, 138, 85: 54 red, 138 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #368A55?

The complementary color is #8A366B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #368A55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#368A55 color

#368A55 rgb(54, 138, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #368A55 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 54.1% green and 33.3% blue (54, 138, 85).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 44% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#368A55 color codes

HEX	`#368A55`
RGB	`rgb(54, 138, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 54.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 44%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 61%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 38%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.4, -37.97, 21.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.4, 43.4, 151.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.249, 19.616, 11.733)`
Decimal	`3574357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #368A55, 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 #368A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#368A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	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 #368A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #368a55; }
.text { color: #368a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #368a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 138 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #368a55, #368a7f); }

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Questions

What color is #368A55?: #368A55 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #368A55?: The RGB value is 54, 138, 85: 54 red, 138 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #368A55?: The complementary color is #8A366B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #368A55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.