What color is #374642?

#374642 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 #374642?

The RGB value is 55, 70, 66: 55 red, 70 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374642?

The complementary color is #46373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374642 color

#374642 rgb(55, 70, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374642 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.5% green and 25.9% blue (55, 70, 66).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#374642 color codes

HEX	`#374642`
RGB	`rgb(55, 70, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.34, -6.97, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.34, 6.99, 176.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.749, 5.586, 5.981)`
Decimal	`3622466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374642, 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 #374642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #374642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374642; }
.text { color: #374642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 70 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374642, #374346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #374642?: #374642 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 #374642?: The RGB value is 55, 70, 66: 55 red, 70 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374642?: The complementary color is #46373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.