What color is #375350?

#375350 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375350?

The RGB value is 55, 83, 80: 55 red, 83 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375350?

The complementary color is #53373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#375350 color

#375350 rgb(55, 83, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #375350 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 32.5% green and 31.4% blue (55, 83, 80).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#375350 color codes

HEX	`#375350`
RGB	`rgb(55, 83, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 32.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.09, -11.22, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.09, 11.33, 188.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.116, 7.578, 8.728)`
Decimal	`3625808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375350, 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 #375350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#375350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #375350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375350; }
.text { color: #375350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 83 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375350, #374853); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #375350?: #375350 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375350?: The RGB value is 55, 83, 80: 55 red, 83 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375350?: The complementary color is #53373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.