What color is #373A29?

#373A29 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373A29?

The RGB value is 55, 58, 41: 55 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373A29?

The complementary color is #2C293A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373A29 color

#373A29 rgb(55, 58, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373A29 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22.7% green and 16.1% blue (55, 58, 41).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#373A29 color codes

HEX	`#373A29`
RGB	`rgb(55, 58, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 29%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.67, -4.81, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.67, 11.25, 115.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.489, 3.998, 2.685)`
Decimal	`3619369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373A29, 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 #373A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #373A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373a29; }
.text { color: #373a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 58 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373a29, #2f3a29); }

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Questions

What color is #373A29?: #373A29 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373A29?: The RGB value is 55, 58, 41: 55 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373A29?: The complementary color is #2C293A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.