What color is #373E0E?

#373E0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373E0E?

The RGB value is 55, 62, 14: 55 red, 62 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373E0E?

The complementary color is #150E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373E0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373E0E color

#373E0E rgb(55, 62, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #373E0E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 24.3% green and 5.5% blue (55, 62, 14).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 63% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#373E0E color codes

HEX	`#373E0E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 62, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 24.3%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 63%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 77%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 77%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, -10.64, 27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 29.24, 111.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.378, 4.289, 1.065)`
Decimal	`3620366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373E0E, 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 #373E0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373E0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #373E0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373e0e; }
.text { color: #373e0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373e0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 62 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373e0e, #1f3e0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #373E0E?: #373E0E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373E0E?: The RGB value is 55, 62, 14: 55 red, 62 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373E0E?: The complementary color is #150E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373E0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.