What color is #374323?

#374323 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374323?

The RGB value is 55, 67, 35: 55 red, 67 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374323?

The complementary color is #2F2343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374323?

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.

#374323 color

#374323 rgb(55, 67, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #374323 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 26.3% green and 13.7% blue (55, 67, 35).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#374323 color codes

HEX	`#374323`
RGB	`rgb(55, 67, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 26.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 48%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, -11.31, 17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 21.1, 122.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.886, 4.948, 2.34)`
Decimal	`3621667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374323, 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 #374323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374323 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 #374323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374323; }
.text { color: #374323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 67 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374323, #274323); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #374323?: #374323 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374323?: The RGB value is 55, 67, 35: 55 red, 67 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374323?: The complementary color is #2F2343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374323?: 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.