What color is #374A70?

#374A70 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374A70?

The RGB value is 55, 74, 112: 55 red, 74 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374A70?

The complementary color is #705D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374A70 color

#374A70 rgb(55, 74, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #374A70 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 29% green and 43.9% blue (55, 74, 112).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Interlude (#32496F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#374A70 color codes

HEX	`#374A70`
RGB	`rgb(55, 74, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 29%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 34%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.53, 4.19, -24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.53, 24.58, 279.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.948, 6.879, 16.288)`
Decimal	`3623536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374A70, 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 #374A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #374A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374a70; }
.text { color: #374a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 74 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374a70, #413770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #374A70?: #374A70 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Interlude. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374A70?: The RGB value is 55, 74, 112: 55 red, 74 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374A70?: The complementary color is #705D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.