What color is #37463A?

#37463A 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 #37463A?

The RGB value is 55, 70, 58: 55 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37463A?

The complementary color is #463743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37463A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37463A color

#37463A rgb(55, 70, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37463A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.5% green and 22.7% blue (55, 70, 58).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#37463A color codes

HEX	`#37463A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 70, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 17%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.11, -8.85, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.11, 10.3, 149.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.529, 5.498, 4.825)`
Decimal	`3622458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37463A, 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 #37463A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37463A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #37463A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37463a; }
.text { color: #37463a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37463a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 70 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37463a, #374642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #37463A?: #37463A 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 #37463A?: The RGB value is 55, 70, 58: 55 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37463A?: The complementary color is #463743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37463A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.