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#375353 Color

#375353 is rgb(55, 83, 83) in RGB, hsl(180, 20%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#375353
HEX#375353
RGBrgb(55, 83, 83)
HSLhsl(180, 20%, 27%)
HSVhsv(180, 34%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(42% 0.034 195.9)
LABlab(33.08% -10.88 -3.55)
LCHlch(33.08% 11.44 198.06)

What #375353 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #375353, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#375353 Channel Values

How #375353 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 55 · G 83 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 20% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 34% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.32:1 vs white · 2.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #375353 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #375353 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #375353

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #375353; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #375353

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #375353.

How #375353 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#375353
Protanopia#4F4F53
Protanomaly#475153
Deuteranopia#4B4B54
Deuteranomaly#444E53
Tritanopia#375353
Tritanomaly#375353
Achromatopsia#4E4E4E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #375353 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-375353: #375353;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #375353;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-375353': '#375353' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.325, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_375353">#375353</color>
SVG fillfill="#375353"

More Teal Colors

#375353 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#375353 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #375353?

#375353 is a dark teal — rgb(55, 83, 83) in RGB and hsl(180, 20%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.42.

What is the RGB value of #375353?

#375353 is rgb(55, 83, 83) — red 55, green 83, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #375353?

#375353 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #375353 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #375353 scores 8.32:1 against white and 2.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #375353 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #375353 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 2.42, which is very hard to tell apart.

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