What color is #377471?

#377471 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 #377471?

The RGB value is 55, 116, 113: 55 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377471?

The complementary color is #74373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377471 color

#377471 rgb(55, 116, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #377471 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 45.5% green and 44.3% blue (55, 116, 113).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#377471 color codes

HEX	`#377471`
RGB	`rgb(55, 116, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 45.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.93, -20.47, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.93, 20.93, 192.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.8, 14.494, 17.848)`
Decimal	`3634289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377471, 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 #377471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #377471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377471; }
.text { color: #377471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 116 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377471, #375974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #377471?: #377471 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 #377471?: The RGB value is 55, 116, 113: 55 red, 116 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377471?: The complementary color is #74373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.