What color is #37463B?

#37463B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37463B?

The RGB value is 55, 70, 59: 55 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37463B?

The complementary color is #463742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37463B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37463B color

#37463B rgb(55, 70, 59)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.5% green and 23.1% blue (55, 70, 59).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#37463B color codes

HEX	`#37463B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 70, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.14, -8.63, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.14, 9.81, 151.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.555, 5.508, 4.96)`
Decimal	`3622459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37463B, 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 #37463B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37463B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #37463B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37463b; }
.text { color: #37463b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37463b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 70 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37463b, #374643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #37463B?: #37463B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37463B?: The RGB value is 55, 70, 59: 55 red, 70 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37463B?: The complementary color is #463742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37463B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.