What color is #376A51?

#376A51 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #376A51?

The RGB value is 55, 106, 81: 55 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #376A51?

The complementary color is #6A3750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #376A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#376A51 color

#376A51 rgb(55, 106, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #376A51 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 41.6% green and 31.8% blue (55, 106, 81).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 32% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#376A51 color codes

HEX	`#376A51`
RGB	`rgb(55, 106, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 41.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 32%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 48%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.76, -23.58, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.76, 25.17, 159.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.214, 11.714, 9.611)`
Decimal	`3631697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #376A51, 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 #376A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#376A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #376A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #376a51; }
.text { color: #376a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #376a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 106 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #376a51, #37696a); }

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Questions

What color is #376A51?: #376A51 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #376A51?: The RGB value is 55, 106, 81: 55 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #376A51?: The complementary color is #6A3750, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #376A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.