What color is #374138?

#374138 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 #374138?

The RGB value is 55, 65, 56: 55 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374138?

The complementary color is #413740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374138 color

#374138 rgb(55, 65, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374138 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.5% green and 22% blue (55, 65, 56).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#374138 color codes

HEX	`#374138`
RGB	`rgb(55, 65, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 15%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.39, -6.21, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.39, 7.46, 146.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.179, 4.878, 4.462)`
Decimal	`3621176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374138, 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 #374138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #374138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374138; }
.text { color: #374138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 65 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374138, #37413d); }

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Questions

What color is #374138?: #374138 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 #374138?: The RGB value is 55, 65, 56: 55 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374138?: The complementary color is #413740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.