What color is #377874?

#377874 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #377874?

The RGB value is 55, 120, 116: 55 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377874?

The complementary color is #78373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377874?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377874 color

#377874 rgb(55, 120, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #377874 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 47.1% green and 45.5% blue (55, 120, 116).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#377874 color codes

HEX	`#377874`
RGB	`rgb(55, 120, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 47.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 54%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.32, -21.72, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.32, 22.11, 190.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.443, 15.505, 18.909)`
Decimal	`3635316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377874, 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 #377874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #377874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377874; }
.text { color: #377874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 120 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377874, #375b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #377874?: #377874 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #377874?: The RGB value is 55, 120, 116: 55 red, 120 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377874?: The complementary color is #78373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377874?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.