What color is #37574C?

#37574C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37574C?

The RGB value is 55, 87, 76: 55 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37574C?

The complementary color is #573742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37574C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37574C color

#37574C rgb(55, 87, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #37574C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 34.1% green and 29.8% blue (55, 87, 76).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#37574C color codes

HEX	`#37574C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 87, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 34.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 37%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 13%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.29, -14.56, 2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.29, 14.81, 169.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.288, 8.15, 8.078)`
Decimal	`3626828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37574C, 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 #37574C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37574C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #37574C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37574c; }
.text { color: #37574c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37574c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 87 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37574c, #375257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #37574C?: #37574C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37574C?: The RGB value is 55, 87, 76: 55 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37574C?: The complementary color is #573742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37574C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.