What color is #37520C?

#37520C is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37520C?

The RGB value is 55, 82, 12: 55 red, 82 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37520C?

The complementary color is #270C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37520C?

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.

#37520C color

#37520C rgb(55, 82, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #37520C is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 32.2% green and 4.7% blue (55, 82, 12).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 74% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#37520C color codes

HEX	`#37520C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 82, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 32.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 74%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 85%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 85%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.52, -21.82, 34.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.52, 41.03, 122.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.659, 6.873, 1.429)`
Decimal	`3625484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37520C, 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 #37520C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37520C 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 #37520C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37520c; }
.text { color: #37520c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37520c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 82 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37520c, #14520c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #37520C?: #37520C is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37520C?: The RGB value is 55, 82, 12: 55 red, 82 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37520C?: The complementary color is #270C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37520C?: 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.