What color is #379EA7?

#379EA7 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #379EA7?

The RGB value is 55, 158, 167: 55 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #379EA7?

The complementary color is #A74037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #379EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#379EA7 color

#379EA7 rgb(55, 158, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #379EA7 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 62% green and 65.5% blue (55, 158, 167).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#379EA7 color codes

HEX	`#379EA7`
RGB	`rgb(55, 158, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 62%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 67%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, -26.13, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 29.34, 207.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.774, 28.054, 40.872)`
Decimal	`3645095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #379EA7, 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 #379EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#379EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #379EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #379ea7; }
.text { color: #379ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #379ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 158 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #379ea7, #3766a7); }

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Questions

What color is #379EA7?: #379EA7 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #379EA7?: The RGB value is 55, 158, 167: 55 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #379EA7?: The complementary color is #A74037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #379EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.