What color is #373D1A?

#373D1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373D1A?

The RGB value is 55, 61, 26: 55 red, 61 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373D1A?

The complementary color is #201A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373D1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373D1A color

#373D1A rgb(55, 61, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #373D1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 23.9% green and 10.2% blue (55, 61, 26).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 40% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#373D1A color codes

HEX	`#373D1A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 61, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 23.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 40%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 57%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 57%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, -8.89, 20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 22.39, 113.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.431, 4.224, 1.612)`
Decimal	`3620122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373D1A, 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 #373D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #373D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373d1a; }
.text { color: #373d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 61 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373d1a, #263d1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #373D1A?: #373D1A is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373D1A?: The RGB value is 55, 61, 26: 55 red, 61 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373D1A?: The complementary color is #201A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373D1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.