What color is #374F35?

#374F35 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 #374F35?

The RGB value is 55, 79, 53: 55 red, 79 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374F35?

The complementary color is #4D354F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374F35 color

#374F35 rgb(55, 79, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #374F35 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 31% green and 20.8% blue (55, 79, 53).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% 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 9:1).

#374F35 color codes

HEX	`#374F35`
RGB	`rgb(55, 79, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 31%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.02, -15.16, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.02, 19.65, 140.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.014, 6.661, 4.389)`
Decimal	`3624757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374F35, 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 #374F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	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 #374F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374f35; }
.text { color: #374f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 79 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374f35, #354f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #374F35?: #374F35 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 #374F35?: The RGB value is 55, 79, 53: 55 red, 79 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374F35?: The complementary color is #4D354F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.