What color is #368A7F?

#368A7F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #368A7F?

The RGB value is 54, 138, 127: 54 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #368A7F?

The complementary color is #8A3641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #368A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#368A7F color

#368A7F rgb(54, 138, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #368A7F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 54.1% green and 49.8% blue (54, 138, 127).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 44% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#368A7F color codes

HEX	`#368A7F`
RGB	`rgb(54, 138, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 54.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 44%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 61%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, -27.99, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 28.04, 183.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.439, 20.492, 23.269)`
Decimal	`3574399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #368A7F, 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 #368A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#368A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #368A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #368a7f; }
.text { color: #368a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #368a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 138 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #368a7f, #366b8a); }

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Questions

What color is #368A7F?: #368A7F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #368A7F?: The RGB value is 54, 138, 127: 54 red, 138 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #368A7F?: The complementary color is #8A3641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #368A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.