What color is #374538?

#374538 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 #374538?

The RGB value is 55, 69, 56: 55 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374538?

The complementary color is #453744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374538 color

#374538 rgb(55, 69, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374538 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.1% green and 22% blue (55, 69, 56).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#374538 color codes

HEX	`#374538`
RGB	`rgb(55, 69, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.72, -8.68, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.72, 10.57, 145.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.417, 5.354, 4.541)`
Decimal	`3622200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374538, 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 #374538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #374538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374538; }
.text { color: #374538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 69 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374538, #37453f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #374538?: #374538 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 #374538?: The RGB value is 55, 69, 56: 55 red, 69 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374538?: The complementary color is #453744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.