What color is #376A6F?

#376A6F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #376A6F?

The RGB value is 55, 106, 111: 55 red, 106 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #376A6F?

The complementary color is #6F3C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #376A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#376A6F color

#376A6F rgb(55, 106, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #376A6F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 41.6% green and 43.5% blue (55, 106, 111).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#376A6F color codes

HEX	`#376A6F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 106, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 41.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, -15.6, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 17.58, 207.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.598, 12.267, 16.898)`
Decimal	`3631727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #376A6F, 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 #376A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#376A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #376A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #376a6f; }
.text { color: #376a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #376a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 106 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #376a6f, #374e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #376A6F?: #376A6F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #376A6F?: The RGB value is 55, 106, 111: 55 red, 106 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #376A6F?: The complementary color is #6F3C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #376A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.