What color is #374E46?

#374E46 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374E46?

The RGB value is 55, 78, 70: 55 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374E46?

The complementary color is #4E373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374E46 color

#374E46 rgb(55, 78, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374E46 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 30.6% green and 27.5% blue (55, 78, 70).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#374E46 color codes

HEX	`#374E46`
RGB	`rgb(55, 78, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 30.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 10%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.12, -10.83, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.12, 10.99, 170.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.405, 6.703, 6.802)`
Decimal	`3624518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374E46, 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 #374E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #374E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374e46; }
.text { color: #374e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 78 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374e46, #374a4e); }

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Questions

What color is #374E46?: #374E46 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374E46?: The RGB value is 55, 78, 70: 55 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374E46?: The complementary color is #4E373F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.