What color is #37533B?

#37533B 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 #37533B?

The RGB value is 55, 83, 59: 55 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37533B?

The complementary color is #53374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37533B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37533B color

#37533B rgb(55, 83, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #37533B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 32.5% green and 23.1% blue (55, 83, 59).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#37533B color codes

HEX	`#37533B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 83, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 32.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 29%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, -16.2, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 19.47, 146.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.458, 7.314, 5.261)`
Decimal	`3625787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37533B, 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 #37533B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37533B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #37533B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37533b; }
.text { color: #37533b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37533b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 83 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37533b, #375349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #37533B?: #37533B 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 #37533B?: The RGB value is 55, 83, 59: 55 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37533B?: The complementary color is #53374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37533B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.