What color is #374F51?

#374F51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374F51?

The RGB value is 55, 79, 81: 55 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374F51?

The complementary color is #513937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374F51 color

#374F51 rgb(55, 79, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374F51 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 31% green and 31.8% blue (55, 79, 81).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#374F51 color codes

HEX	`#374F51`
RGB	`rgb(55, 79, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 31%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 32%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 2%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.8, -8.56, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.8, 9.51, 205.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.856, 6.998, 8.825)`
Decimal	`3624785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374F51, 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 #374F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #374F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374f51; }
.text { color: #374f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 79 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374f51, #374251); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #374F51?: #374F51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374F51?: The RGB value is 55, 79, 81: 55 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374F51?: The complementary color is #513937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.