What color is #37554F?

#37554F 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 #37554F?

The RGB value is 55, 85, 79: 55 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37554F?

The complementary color is #55373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37554F color

#37554F rgb(55, 85, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37554F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (55, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% 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 8.16:1).

#37554F color codes

HEX	`#37554F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, -12.65, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 12.65, 180.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.235, 7.873, 8.587)`
Decimal	`3626319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37554F, 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 #37554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #37554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37554f; }
.text { color: #37554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37554f, #374c55); }

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Questions

What color is #37554F?: #37554F 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 #37554F?: The RGB value is 55, 85, 79: 55 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37554F?: The complementary color is #55373D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.