What color is #374A37?

#374A37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374A37?

The RGB value is 55, 74, 55: 55 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374A37?

The complementary color is #4A374A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374A37 color

#374A37 rgb(55, 74, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #374A37 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 29% green and 21.6% blue (55, 74, 55).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#374A37 color codes

HEX	`#374A37`
RGB	`rgb(55, 74, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 29%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.38, -11.88, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.38, 14.9, 142.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.714, 5.985, 4.521)`
Decimal	`3623479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374A37, 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 #374A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #374A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374a37; }
.text { color: #374a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 74 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374a37, #374a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #374A37?: #374A37 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374A37?: The RGB value is 55, 74, 55: 55 red, 74 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374A37?: The complementary color is #4A374A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.