What color is #37563C?

#37563C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37563C?

The RGB value is 55, 86, 60: 55 red, 86 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37563C?

The complementary color is #563751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37563C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37563C color

#37563C rgb(55, 86, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #37563C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 33.7% green and 23.5% blue (55, 86, 60).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#37563C color codes

HEX	`#37563C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 86, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 33.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 30%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.55, -17.65, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.55, 21.12, 146.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.719, 7.794, 5.477)`
Decimal	`3626556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37563C, 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 #37563C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37563C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #37563C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37563c; }
.text { color: #37563c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37563c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 86 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37563c, #37564b); }

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Questions

What color is #37563C?: #37563C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37563C?: The RGB value is 55, 86, 60: 55 red, 86 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37563C?: The complementary color is #563751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37563C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.