What color is #374E35?

#374E35 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374E35?

The RGB value is 55, 78, 53: 55 red, 78 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374E35?

The complementary color is #4C354E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374E35 color

#374E35 rgb(55, 78, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #374E35 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 30.6% green and 20.8% blue (55, 78, 53).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#374E35 color codes

HEX	`#374E35`
RGB	`rgb(55, 78, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 30.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.68, -14.6, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.68, 18.92, 140.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.942, 6.518, 4.365)`
Decimal	`3624501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374E35, 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 #374E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #374E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374e35; }
.text { color: #374e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 78 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374e35, #354e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #374E35?: #374E35 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374E35?: The RGB value is 55, 78, 53: 55 red, 78 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374E35?: The complementary color is #4C354E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.