What color is #378B60?

#378B60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #378B60?

The RGB value is 55, 139, 96: 55 red, 139 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #378B60?

The complementary color is #8B3762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #378B60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#378B60 color

#378B60 rgb(55, 139, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #378B60 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 54.5% green and 37.6% blue (55, 139, 96).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 43% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#378B60 color codes

HEX	`#378B60`
RGB	`rgb(55, 139, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 54.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 43%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 60%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, -35.91, 15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 39.16, 156.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.918, 20.121, 14.267)`
Decimal	`3640160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #378B60, 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 #378B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#378B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #378B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #378b60; }
.text { color: #378b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #378b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 139 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #378b60, #378b8a); }

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Questions

What color is #378B60?: #378B60 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #378B60?: The RGB value is 55, 139, 96: 55 red, 139 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #378B60?: The complementary color is #8B3762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #378B60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.