What color is #37583E?

#37583E 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 #37583E?

The RGB value is 55, 88, 62: 55 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37583E?

The complementary color is #583751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37583E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37583E color

#37583E rgb(55, 88, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #37583E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 34.5% green and 24.3% blue (55, 88, 62).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% 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 7.99:1).

#37583E color codes

HEX	`#37583E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 88, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 34.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 30%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.27, -18.33, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.27, 21.56, 148.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.934, 8.139, 5.815)`
Decimal	`3627070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37583E, 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 #37583E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37583E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #37583E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37583e; }
.text { color: #37583e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37583e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 88 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37583e, #37584f); }

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Questions

What color is #37583E?: #37583E 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 #37583E?: The RGB value is 55, 88, 62: 55 red, 88 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37583E?: The complementary color is #583751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37583E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.