What color is #374328?

#374328 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374328?

The RGB value is 55, 67, 40: 55 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374328?

The complementary color is #342843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374328?

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.

#374328 color

#374328 rgb(55, 67, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #374328 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 26.3% green and 15.7% blue (55, 67, 40).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#374328 color codes

HEX	`#374328`
RGB	`rgb(55, 67, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 26.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 40%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.68, -10.53, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.68, 18.19, 125.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.966, 4.98, 2.759)`
Decimal	`3621672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374328, 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 #374328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374328 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 #374328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374328; }
.text { color: #374328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 67 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374328, #294328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #374328?: #374328 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374328?: The RGB value is 55, 67, 40: 55 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374328?: The complementary color is #342843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374328?: 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.