What color is #374E42?

#374E42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374E42?

The RGB value is 55, 78, 66: 55 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374E42?

The complementary color is #4E3743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374E42 color

#374E42 rgb(55, 78, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374E42 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 30.6% green and 25.9% blue (55, 78, 66).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#374E42 color codes

HEX	`#374E42`
RGB	`rgb(55, 78, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 30.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -11.8, 4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 12.54, 160.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.283, 6.654, 6.159)`
Decimal	`3624514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374E42, 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 #374E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #374E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374e42; }
.text { color: #374e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 78 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374e42, #374e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #374E42?: #374E42 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374E42?: The RGB value is 55, 78, 66: 55 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374E42?: The complementary color is #4E3743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.