What color is #376C71?

#376C71 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 #376C71?

The RGB value is 55, 108, 113: 55 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #376C71?

The complementary color is #713C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #376C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#376C71 color

#376C71 rgb(55, 108, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #376C71 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 42.4% green and 44.3% blue (55, 108, 113).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#376C71 color codes

HEX	`#376C71`
RGB	`rgb(55, 108, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 42.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 35%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 4%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, -16.12, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 18.11, 207.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.918, 12.729, 17.554)`
Decimal	`3632241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #376C71, 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 #376C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#376C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #376C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #376c71; }
.text { color: #376c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #376c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 108 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #376c71, #374f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #376C71?: #376C71 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 #376C71?: The RGB value is 55, 108, 113: 55 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #376C71?: The complementary color is #713C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #376C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.