What color is #374537?

#374537 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374537?

The RGB value is 55, 69, 55: 55 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374537?

The complementary color is #453745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374537 color

#374537 rgb(55, 69, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374537 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.1% green and 21.6% blue (55, 69, 55).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#374537 color codes

HEX	`#374537`
RGB	`rgb(55, 69, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, -8.9, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 11.1, 143.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.393, 5.344, 4.414)`
Decimal	`3622199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374537, 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 #374537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #374537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374537; }
.text { color: #374537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 69 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374537, #37453e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #374537?: #374537 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374537?: The RGB value is 55, 69, 55: 55 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374537?: The complementary color is #453745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.