What color is #367227?

#367227 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #367227?

The RGB value is 54, 114, 39: 54 red, 114 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #367227?

The complementary color is #632772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #367227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#367227 color

#367227 rgb(54, 114, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #367227 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 44.7% green and 15.3% blue (54, 114, 39).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 49% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#367227 color codes

HEX	`#367227`
RGB	`rgb(54, 114, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 44.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 49%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 66%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 66%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.71, -34.81, 34.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.71, 49.16, 135.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.905, 12.965, 4.005)`
Decimal	`3568167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #367227, 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 #367227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#367227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	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 #367227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #367227; }
.text { color: #367227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #367227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 114 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #367227, #27723e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #367227?: #367227 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #367227?: The RGB value is 54, 114, 39: 54 red, 114 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #367227?: The complementary color is #632772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #367227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.