What color is #377472?

#377472 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #377472?

The RGB value is 55, 116, 114: 55 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377472?

The complementary color is #743739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377472 color

#377472 rgb(55, 116, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #377472 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 45.5% green and 44.7% blue (55, 116, 114).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#377472 color codes

HEX	`#377472`
RGB	`rgb(55, 116, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 45.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 53%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, -20.18, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 20.78, 193.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.857, 14.517, 18.146)`
Decimal	`3634290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377472, 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 #377472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #377472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377472; }
.text { color: #377472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 116 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377472, #375774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #377472?: #377472 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #377472?: The RGB value is 55, 116, 114: 55 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377472?: The complementary color is #743739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.