What color is #37524B?

#37524B 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 #37524B?

The RGB value is 55, 82, 75: 55 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37524B?

The complementary color is #52373E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37524B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37524B color

#37524B rgb(55, 82, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37524B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 32.2% green and 29.4% blue (55, 82, 75).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#37524B color codes

HEX	`#37524B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 82, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 32.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 9%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.6, -11.93, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.6, 11.96, 175.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.862, 7.355, 7.766)`
Decimal	`3625547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37524B, 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 #37524B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37524B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #37524B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37524b; }
.text { color: #37524b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37524b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 82 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37524b, #374c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #37524B?: #37524B 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 #37524B?: The RGB value is 55, 82, 75: 55 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37524B?: The complementary color is #52373E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37524B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.