What color is #374316?

#374316 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374316?

The RGB value is 55, 67, 22: 55 red, 67 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374316?

The complementary color is #221643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374316?

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.

#374316 color

#374316 rgb(55, 67, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #374316 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 26.3% green and 8.6% blue (55, 67, 22).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 51% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#374316 color codes

HEX	`#374316`
RGB	`rgb(55, 67, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 26.3%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 51%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 67%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 67%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, -12.9, 25.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 28.23, 117.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.728, 4.884, 1.505)`
Decimal	`3621654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374316, 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 #374316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374316 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 #374316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374316; }
.text { color: #374316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 67 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374316, #214316); }

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Questions

What color is #374316?: #374316 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374316?: The RGB value is 55, 67, 22: 55 red, 67 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374316?: The complementary color is #221643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374316?: 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.