What color is #379A92?

#379A92 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #379A92?

The RGB value is 55, 154, 146: 55 red, 154 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #379A92?

The complementary color is #9A373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #379A92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#379A92 color

#379A92 rgb(55, 154, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #379A92 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 60.4% green and 57.3% blue (55, 154, 146).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#379A92 color codes

HEX	`#379A92`
RGB	`rgb(55, 154, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 60.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 47%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 64%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, -30.3, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 30.6, 188.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.317, 25.997, 31.241)`
Decimal	`3644050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #379A92, 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 #379A92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#379A92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #379A92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #379a92; }
.text { color: #379a92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #379a92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 154 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #379a92, #37719a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #379A92?: #379A92 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #379A92?: The RGB value is 55, 154, 146: 55 red, 154 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #379A92?: The complementary color is #9A373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #379A92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.