What color is #375A59?

#375A59 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375A59?

The RGB value is 55, 90, 89: 55 red, 90 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375A59?

The complementary color is #5A3738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#375A59 color

#375A59 rgb(55, 90, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #375A59 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 35.3% green and 34.9% blue (55, 90, 89).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#375A59 color codes

HEX	`#375A59`
RGB	`rgb(55, 90, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 35.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, -12.86, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 13.3, 194.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.034, 8.845, 10.786)`
Decimal	`3627609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375A59, 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 #375A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#375A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #375A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375a59; }
.text { color: #375a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 90 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375a59, #374a5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #375A59?: #375A59 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375A59?: The RGB value is 55, 90, 89: 55 red, 90 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375A59?: The complementary color is #5A3738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.