What color is #374226?

#374226 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374226?

The RGB value is 55, 66, 38: 55 red, 66 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374226?

The complementary color is #312642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374226?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374226 color

#374226 rgb(55, 66, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #374226 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.9% green and 14.9% blue (55, 66, 38).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#374226 color codes

HEX	`#374226`
RGB	`rgb(55, 66, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, -10.26, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 18.67, 123.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.874, 4.849, 2.565)`
Decimal	`3621414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374226, 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 #374226	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374226 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #374226 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374226; }
.text { color: #374226; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374226; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 66 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374226, #294226); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #374226?: #374226 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374226?: The RGB value is 55, 66, 38: 55 red, 66 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374226?: The complementary color is #312642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374226?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.