What color is #374A4E?

#374A4E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374A4E?

The RGB value is 55, 74, 78: 55 red, 74 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374A4E?

The complementary color is #4E3B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374A4E color

#374A4E rgb(55, 74, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374A4E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 29% green and 30.6% blue (55, 74, 78).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#374A4E color codes

HEX	`#374A4E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 74, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 29%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 5%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, -6.32, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 7.94, 217.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.399, 6.26, 8.13)`
Decimal	`3623502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374A4E, 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 #374A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #374A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374a4e; }
.text { color: #374a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 74 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374a4e, #373f4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #374A4E?: #374A4E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374A4E?: The RGB value is 55, 74, 78: 55 red, 74 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374A4E?: The complementary color is #4E3B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.