What color is #368D90?

#368D90 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #368D90?

The RGB value is 54, 141, 144: 54 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #368D90?

The complementary color is #903936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #368D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#368D90 color

#368D90 rgb(54, 141, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #368D90 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 55.3% green and 56.5% blue (54, 141, 144).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 45% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#368D90 color codes

HEX	`#368D90`
RGB	`rgb(54, 141, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 55.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 45%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 63%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 2%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.86, -24.61, -9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.86, 26.32, 200.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.078, 21.846, 29.75)`
Decimal	`3575184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #368D90, 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 #368D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#368D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #368D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #368d90; }
.text { color: #368d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #368d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 141 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #368d90, #366090); }

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Questions

What color is #368D90?: #368D90 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #368D90?: The RGB value is 54, 141, 144: 54 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #368D90?: The complementary color is #903936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #368D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.