What color is #377D73?

#377D73 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 #377D73?

The RGB value is 55, 125, 115: 55 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377D73?

The complementary color is #7D3741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377D73 color

#377D73 rgb(55, 125, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #377D73 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (55, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 39% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#377D73 color codes

HEX	`#377D73`
RGB	`rgb(55, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 39%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 56%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, -24.58, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 24.61, 182.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.002, 16.716, 18.81)`
Decimal	`3636595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377D73, 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 #377D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #377D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377d73; }
.text { color: #377d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377d73, #37647d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #377D73?: #377D73 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 #377D73?: The RGB value is 55, 125, 115: 55 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377D73?: The complementary color is #7D3741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.