What color is #37543A?

#37543A 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 #37543A?

The RGB value is 55, 84, 58: 55 red, 84 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37543A?

The complementary color is #543751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37543A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37543A color

#37543A rgb(55, 84, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #37543A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 32.9% green and 22.7% blue (55, 84, 58).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#37543A color codes

HEX	`#37543A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 84, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 32.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.83, -16.96, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.83, 20.69, 145.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.509, 7.458, 5.151)`
Decimal	`3626042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37543A, 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 #37543A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37543A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #37543A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37543a; }
.text { color: #37543a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37543a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 84 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37543a, #375449); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #37543A?: #37543A 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 #37543A?: The RGB value is 55, 84, 58: 55 red, 84 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37543A?: The complementary color is #543751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37543A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.