What color is #374320?

#374320 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374320?

The RGB value is 55, 67, 32: 55 red, 67 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374320?

The complementary color is #2C2043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374320 color

#374320 rgb(55, 67, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #374320 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 26.3% green and 12.5% blue (55, 67, 32).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#374320 color codes

HEX	`#374320`
RGB	`rgb(55, 67, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 26.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 52%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 52%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, -11.73, 19.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 22.82, 120.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.843, 4.931, 2.115)`
Decimal	`3621664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374320, 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 #374320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #374320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374320; }
.text { color: #374320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 67 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374320, #264320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #374320?: #374320 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374320?: The RGB value is 55, 67, 32: 55 red, 67 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374320?: The complementary color is #2C2043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.