What color is #37423C?

#37423C 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 #37423C?

The RGB value is 55, 66, 60: 55 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37423C?

The complementary color is #42373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37423C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37423C color

#37423C rgb(55, 66, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37423C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.9% green and 23.5% blue (55, 66, 60).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 9% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% 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 10.46:1).

#37423C color codes

HEX	`#37423C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 66, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 9%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 17%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 9%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, -5.93, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 6.3, 160.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.339, 5.035, 5.017)`
Decimal	`3621436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37423C, 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 #37423C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37423C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #37423C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37423c; }
.text { color: #37423c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37423c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 66 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37423c, #374242); }

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Questions

What color is #37423C?: #37423C 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 #37423C?: The RGB value is 55, 66, 60: 55 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37423C?: The complementary color is #42373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37423C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.