What color is #37533F?

#37533F 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 #37533F?

The RGB value is 55, 83, 63: 55 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37533F?

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

Is black or white text better on #37533F?

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.

#37533F color

#37533F rgb(55, 83, 63)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 32.5% green and 24.7% blue (55, 83, 63).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#37533F color codes

HEX	`#37533F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 83, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 32.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.61, -15.35, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.61, 17.51, 151.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.566, 7.357, 5.829)`
Decimal	`3625791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37533F, 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 #37533F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37533F 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 #37533F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37533f; }
.text { color: #37533f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37533f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 83 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37533f, #37534d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #37533F?: #37533F 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 #37533F?: The RGB value is 55, 83, 63: 55 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37533F?: The complementary color is #53374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37533F?: 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.