What color is #374626?

#374626 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 #374626?

The RGB value is 55, 70, 38: 55 red, 70 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374626?

The complementary color is #352646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374626 color

#374626 rgb(55, 70, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #374626 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.5% green and 14.9% blue (55, 70, 38).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 30% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#374626 color codes

HEX	`#374626`
RGB	`rgb(55, 70, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 30%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 46%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.66, -12.62, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.66, 21.45, 126.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.116, 5.332, 2.646)`
Decimal	`3622438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374626, 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 #374626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #374626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374626; }
.text { color: #374626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 70 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374626, #274626); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #374626?: #374626 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 #374626?: The RGB value is 55, 70, 38: 55 red, 70 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374626?: The complementary color is #352646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.