What color is #374237?

#374237 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 #374237?

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

What is the complementary color of #374237?

The complementary color is #423742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374237 color

#374237 rgb(55, 66, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374237 is a dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#374237 color codes

HEX	`#374237`
RGB	`rgb(55, 66, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.69, -7.06, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.69, 8.77, 143.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.213, 4.984, 4.354)`
Decimal	`3621431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374237, 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 #374237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #374237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374237; }
.text { color: #374237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 66 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374237, #37423d); }

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Questions

What color is #374237?: #374237 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 #374237?: The RGB value is 55, 66, 55: 55 red, 66 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374237?: The complementary color is #423742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.