What color is #374930?

#374930 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374930?

The RGB value is 55, 73, 48: 55 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374930?

The complementary color is #423049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374930 color

#374930 rgb(55, 73, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #374930 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 28.6% green and 18.8% blue (55, 73, 48).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#374930 color codes

HEX	`#374930`
RGB	`rgb(55, 73, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 28.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, -12.67, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 17.96, 134.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.491, 5.791, 3.677)`
Decimal	`3623216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374930, 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 #374930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #374930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374930; }
.text { color: #374930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 73 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374930, #304935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #374930?: #374930 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374930?: The RGB value is 55, 73, 48: 55 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374930?: The complementary color is #423049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.