What color is #374131?

#374131 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 #374131?

The RGB value is 55, 65, 49: 55 red, 65 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374131?

The complementary color is #3B3141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374131?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374131 color

#374131 rgb(55, 65, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374131 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.5% green and 19.2% blue (55, 65, 49).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#374131 color codes

HEX	`#374131`
RGB	`rgb(55, 65, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.2, -7.69, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.2, 11.41, 132.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.02, 4.815, 3.623)`
Decimal	`3621169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374131, 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 #374131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374131 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #374131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374131; }
.text { color: #374131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 65 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374131, #314133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #374131?: #374131 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 #374131?: The RGB value is 55, 65, 49: 55 red, 65 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374131?: The complementary color is #3B3141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374131?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.