What color is #377C71?

#377C71 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #377C71?

The RGB value is 55, 124, 113: 55 red, 124 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377C71?

The complementary color is #7C3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377C71 color

#377C71 rgb(55, 124, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #377C71 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 48.6% green and 44.3% blue (55, 124, 113).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 39% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#377C71 color codes

HEX	`#377C71`
RGB	`rgb(55, 124, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 48.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 39%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 56%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 9%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, -24.62, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 24.63, 181.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.763, 16.419, 18.169)`
Decimal	`3636337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377C71, 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 #377C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #377C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377c71; }
.text { color: #377c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 124 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377c71, #37657c); }

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Questions

What color is #377C71?: #377C71 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #377C71?: The RGB value is 55, 124, 113: 55 red, 124 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377C71?: The complementary color is #7C3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.