Exploring the Color #374D5B

#374D5B sits at 203° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 25% saturation and 29% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 55, 77, 91 produces a 8.84:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #374D5B is a clear variant of CSS dim gray — about 59 units away from #696969. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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