What color is #374232?

#374232 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374232?

The RGB value is 55, 66, 50: 55 red, 66 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374232?

The complementary color is #3D3242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374232 color

#374232 rgb(55, 66, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374232 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.9% green and 19.6% blue (55, 66, 50).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#374232 color codes

HEX	`#374232`
RGB	`rgb(55, 66, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.56, -8.1, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.56, 11.59, 134.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.099, 4.939, 3.754)`
Decimal	`3621426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374232, 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 #374232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #374232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374232; }
.text { color: #374232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 66 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374232, #324235); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #374232?: #374232 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374232?: The RGB value is 55, 66, 50: 55 red, 66 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374232?: The complementary color is #3D3242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.