What color is #374C3B?

#374C3B 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 #374C3B?

The RGB value is 55, 76, 59: 55 red, 76 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374C3B?

The complementary color is #4C3748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374C3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374C3B color

#374C3B rgb(55, 76, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #374C3B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 29.8% green and 23.1% blue (55, 76, 59).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#374C3B color codes

HEX	`#374C3B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 76, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 29.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 28%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.15, -12.21, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.15, 14.33, 148.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.949, 6.297, 5.091)`
Decimal	`3623995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374C3B, 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 #374C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #374C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374c3b; }
.text { color: #374c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 76 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374c3b, #374c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #374C3B?: #374C3B 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 #374C3B?: The RGB value is 55, 76, 59: 55 red, 76 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374C3B?: The complementary color is #4C3748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374C3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.