What color is #37402F?

#37402F 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 #37402F?

The RGB value is 55, 64, 47: 55 red, 64 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37402F?

The complementary color is #382F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37402F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37402F color

#37402F rgb(55, 64, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37402F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.1% green and 18.4% blue (55, 64, 47).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 15% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#37402F color codes

HEX	`#37402F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 64, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 15%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 27%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 27%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, -7.46, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 11.84, 129.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.922, 4.684, 3.386)`
Decimal	`3620911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37402F, 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 #37402F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37402F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #37402F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37402f; }
.text { color: #37402f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37402f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 64 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37402f, #2f4030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #37402F?: #37402F 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 #37402F?: The RGB value is 55, 64, 47: 55 red, 64 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37402F?: The complementary color is #382F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37402F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.