What color is #377180?

#377180 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #377180?

The RGB value is 55, 113, 128: 55 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377180?

The complementary color is #804637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377180 color

#377180 rgb(55, 113, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #377180 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 44.3% green and 50.2% blue (55, 113, 128).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 40% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ocean’s Embrace (#306A78), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#377180 color codes

HEX	`#377180`
RGB	`rgb(55, 113, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 44.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 40%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 57%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 12%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, -14.33, -14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 20.07, 224.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.375, 14.18, 22.555)`
Decimal	`3633536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377180, 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 #377180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #377180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377180; }
.text { color: #377180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 113 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377180, #374d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #377180?: #377180 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean’s Embrace. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #377180?: The RGB value is 55, 113, 128: 55 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377180?: The complementary color is #804637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.