What color is #373E02?

#373E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow known as Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Olive?

The RGB value is 55, 62, 2: 55 red, 62 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Olive?

The complementary color is #09023E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373E02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Olive color: hex code #373E02

#373E02 rgb(55, 62, 2)

Shades of yellow

Dark Olive has the hex code #373E02. It is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 24.3% green and 0.8% blue (55, 62, 2).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 94% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

Dark Olive (#373E02) color codes

HEX	`#373E02`
RGB	`rgb(55, 62, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 24.3%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 94%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 97%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 97%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.52, -11.38, 32.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.52, 34.13, 109.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.309, 4.262, 0.706)`
Decimal	`3620354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Olive, 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 #373E02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373E02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #373E02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373e02; }
.text { color: #373e02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373e02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 62 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373e02, #193e02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #373E02 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #373E02?: #373E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow known as Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Olive?: The RGB value is 55, 62, 2: 55 red, 62 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Olive?: The complementary color is #09023E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373E02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.