What color is #374D49?

#374D49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374D49?

The RGB value is 55, 77, 73: 55 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374D49?

The complementary color is #4D373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374D49 color

#374D49 rgb(55, 77, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374D49 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 30.2% green and 28.6% blue (55, 77, 73).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#374D49 color codes

HEX	`#374D49`
RGB	`rgb(55, 77, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 30.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.88, -9.48, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.88, 9.49, 182.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.432, 6.601, 7.29)`
Decimal	`3624265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374D49, 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 #374D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #374D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374d49; }
.text { color: #374d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 77 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374d49, #37464d); }

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Questions

What color is #374D49?: #374D49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374D49?: The RGB value is 55, 77, 73: 55 red, 77 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374D49?: The complementary color is #4D373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.