What color is #374139?

#374139 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 #374139?

The RGB value is 55, 65, 57: 55 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374139?

The complementary color is #41373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374139 color

#374139 rgb(55, 65, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374139 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.5% green and 22.4% blue (55, 65, 57).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#374139 color codes

HEX	`#374139`
RGB	`rgb(55, 65, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 15%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.41, -5.99, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.41, 6.94, 149.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.204, 4.888, 4.592)`
Decimal	`3621177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374139, 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 #374139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #374139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374139; }
.text { color: #374139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 65 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374139, #37413e); }

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Questions

What color is #374139?: #374139 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 #374139?: The RGB value is 55, 65, 57: 55 red, 65 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374139?: The complementary color is #41373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.