What color is #37483A?

#37483A 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 #37483A?

The RGB value is 55, 72, 58: 55 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37483A?

The complementary color is #483745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37483A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37483A color

#37483A rgb(55, 72, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37483A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 28.2% green and 22.7% blue (55, 72, 58).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#37483A color codes

HEX	`#37483A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 72, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 28.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 24%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.78, -10.06, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.78, 11.83, 148.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.656, 5.752, 4.867)`
Decimal	`3622970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37483A, 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 #37483A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37483A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #37483A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37483a; }
.text { color: #37483a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37483a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 72 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37483a, #374842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #37483A?: #37483A 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 #37483A?: The RGB value is 55, 72, 58: 55 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37483A?: The complementary color is #483745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37483A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.