What color is #374541?

#374541 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374541?

The RGB value is 55, 69, 65: 55 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374541?

The complementary color is #45373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374541 color

#374541 rgb(55, 69, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374541 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.1% green and 25.5% blue (55, 69, 65).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#374541 color codes

HEX	`#374541`
RGB	`rgb(55, 69, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.98, -6.6, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.98, 6.62, 175.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.658, 5.45, 5.807)`
Decimal	`3622209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374541, 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 #374541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #374541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374541; }
.text { color: #374541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 69 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374541, #374245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #374541?: #374541 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374541?: The RGB value is 55, 69, 65: 55 red, 69 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374541?: The complementary color is #45373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.