What color is #374620?

#374620 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 #374620?

The RGB value is 55, 70, 32: 55 red, 70 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374620?

The complementary color is #2F2046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374620?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374620 color

#374620 rgb(55, 70, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #374620 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.5% green and 12.5% blue (55, 70, 32).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#374620 color codes

HEX	`#374620`
RGB	`rgb(55, 70, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.56, -13.48, 20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.56, 24.81, 122.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.026, 5.297, 2.176)`
Decimal	`3622432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374620, 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 #374620	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374620 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #374620 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374620; }
.text { color: #374620; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374620; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 70 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374620, #244620); }

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Questions

What color is #374620?: #374620 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 #374620?: The RGB value is 55, 70, 32: 55 red, 70 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374620?: The complementary color is #2F2046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374620?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.