What color is #374E3D?

#374E3D 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 #374E3D?

The RGB value is 55, 78, 61: 55 red, 78 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374E3D?

The complementary color is #4E3748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374E3D?

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.

#374E3D color

#374E3D rgb(55, 78, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #374E3D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 30.6% green and 23.9% blue (55, 78, 61).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#374E3D color codes

HEX	`#374E3D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 78, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 30.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.87, -12.93, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.87, 14.83, 150.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.142, 6.598, 5.417)`
Decimal	`3624509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374E3D, 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 #374E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374E3D 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 #374E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374e3d; }
.text { color: #374e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 78 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374e3d, #374e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #374E3D?: #374E3D 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 #374E3D?: The RGB value is 55, 78, 61: 55 red, 78 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374E3D?: The complementary color is #4E3748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374E3D?: 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.