What color is #375900?

#375900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375900?

The RGB value is 55, 89, 0: 55 red, 89 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375900?

The complementary color is #220059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#375900 color

#375900 rgb(55, 89, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #375900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 34.9% green and 0% blue (55, 89, 0).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#375900 color codes

HEX	`#375900`
RGB	`rgb(55, 89, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 34.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 100%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.89, -25.88, 40.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.89, 48.26, 122.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.148, 7.957, 1.265)`
Decimal	`3627264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375900, 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 #375900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#375900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #375900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375900; }
.text { color: #375900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 89 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375900, #0a5900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #375900?: #375900 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375900?: The RGB value is 55, 89, 0: 55 red, 89 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375900?: The complementary color is #220059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.