What color is #373F33?

#373F33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373F33?

The RGB value is 55, 63, 51: 55 red, 63 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373F33?

The complementary color is #3B333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373F33 color

#373F33 rgb(55, 63, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373F33 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 24.7% green and 20% blue (55, 63, 51).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 11% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#373F33 color codes

HEX	`#373F33`
RGB	`rgb(55, 63, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 24.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 11%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.58, -6.04, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.58, 8.7, 133.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.95, 4.606, 3.812)`
Decimal	`3620659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373F33, 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 #373F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #373F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373f33; }
.text { color: #373f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 63 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373f33, #333f35); }

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Questions

What color is #373F33?: #373F33 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373F33?: The RGB value is 55, 63, 51: 55 red, 63 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373F33?: The complementary color is #3B333F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.