What color is #376B68?

#376B68 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #376B68?

The RGB value is 55, 107, 104: 55 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #376B68?

The complementary color is #6B373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #376B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#376B68 color

#376B68 rgb(55, 107, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #376B68 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 42% green and 40.8% blue (55, 107, 104).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 32% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#376B68 color codes

HEX	`#376B68`
RGB	`rgb(55, 107, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 42%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 32%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.73, -18.18, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.73, 18.56, 191.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.331, 12.326, 14.982)`
Decimal	`3631976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #376B68, 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 #376B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#376B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #376B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #376b68; }
.text { color: #376b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #376b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 107 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #376b68, #37546b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #376B68?: #376B68 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #376B68?: The RGB value is 55, 107, 104: 55 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #376B68?: The complementary color is #6B373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #376B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.