What color is #37471F?

#37471F 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 #37471F?

The RGB value is 55, 71, 31: 55 red, 71 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37471F?

The complementary color is #2F1F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37471F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37471F color

#37471F rgb(55, 71, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #37471F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.8% green and 12.2% blue (55, 71, 31).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 39% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 72% 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 10.08:1).

#37471F color codes

HEX	`#37471F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 71, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 39%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 56%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 56%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.89, -14.18, 21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.89, 26.02, 123.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.076, 5.418, 2.127)`
Decimal	`3622687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37471F, 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 #37471F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37471F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #37471F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37471f; }
.text { color: #37471f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37471f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 71 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37471f, #23471f); }

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Questions

What color is #37471F?: #37471F 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 #37471F?: The RGB value is 55, 71, 31: 55 red, 71 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37471F?: The complementary color is #2F1F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37471F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.