What color is #375A95?

#375A95 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Glimpse of Void. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375A95?

The RGB value is 55, 90, 149: 55 red, 90 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375A95?

The complementary color is #957237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375A95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#375A95 color

#375A95 rgb(55, 90, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #375A95 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 35.3% green and 58.4% blue (55, 90, 149).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 46% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse of Void (#335588), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#375A95 color codes

HEX	`#375A95`
RGB	`rgb(55, 90, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 35.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 46%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 63%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 40%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.36, 6.76, -36.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.36, 36.82, 280.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.655, 10.294, 29.853)`
Decimal	`3627669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375A95, 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 #375A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#375A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #375A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375a95; }
.text { color: #375a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 90 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375a95, #433795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #375A95?: #375A95 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Glimpse of Void. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375A95?: The RGB value is 55, 90, 149: 55 red, 90 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375A95?: The complementary color is #957237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375A95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.