What color is #378A85?

#378A85 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #378A85?

The RGB value is 55, 138, 133: 55 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #378A85?

The complementary color is #8A373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #378A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#378A85 color

#378A85 rgb(55, 138, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #378A85 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 54.1% green and 52.2% blue (55, 138, 133).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 43% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#378A85 color codes

HEX	`#378A85`
RGB	`rgb(55, 138, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 54.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 43%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 60%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, -26.11, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 26.55, 190.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.896, 20.681, 25.393)`
Decimal	`3639941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #378A85, 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 #378A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#378A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #378A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #378a85; }
.text { color: #378a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #378a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 138 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #378a85, #37668a); }

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Questions

What color is #378A85?: #378A85 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #378A85?: The RGB value is 55, 138, 133: 55 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #378A85?: The complementary color is #8A373C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #378A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.