What color is #374F48?

#374F48 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374F48?

The RGB value is 55, 79, 72: 55 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374F48?

The complementary color is #4F373E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374F48 color

#374F48 rgb(55, 79, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374F48 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 31% green and 28.2% blue (55, 79, 72).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#374F48 color codes

HEX	`#374F48`
RGB	`rgb(55, 79, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 31%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.51, -10.93, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.51, 10.99, 173.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.541, 6.872, 7.164)`
Decimal	`3624776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374F48, 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 #374F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #374F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374f48; }
.text { color: #374f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 79 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374f48, #374a4f); }

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Questions

What color is #374F48?: #374F48 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374F48?: The RGB value is 55, 79, 72: 55 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374F48?: The complementary color is #4F373E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.