What color is #378177?

#378177 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #378177?

The RGB value is 55, 129, 119: 55 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #378177?

The complementary color is #813741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #378177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#378177 color

#378177 rgb(55, 129, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #378177 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 50.6% green and 46.7% blue (55, 129, 119).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 40% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#378177 color codes

HEX	`#378177`
RGB	`rgb(55, 129, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 50.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 40%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 57%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.31, -25.51, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.31, 25.55, 183.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.754, 17.843, 20.221)`
Decimal	`3637623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #378177, 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 #378177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#378177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #378177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #378177; }
.text { color: #378177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #378177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 129 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #378177, #376681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #378177?: #378177 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #378177?: The RGB value is 55, 129, 119: 55 red, 129 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #378177?: The complementary color is #813741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #378177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.