What color is #375A2A?

#375A2A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375A2A?

The RGB value is 55, 90, 42: 55 red, 90 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375A2A?

The complementary color is #4D2A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375A2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#375A2A color

#375A2A rgb(55, 90, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #375A2A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 35.3% green and 16.5% blue (55, 90, 42).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#375A2A color codes

HEX	`#375A2A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 90, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 35.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 53%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 53%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, -22.9, 23.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 32.93, 134.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.649, 8.291, 3.493)`
Decimal	`3627562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375A2A, 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 #375A2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#375A2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #375A2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375a2a; }
.text { color: #375a2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375a2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 90 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375a2a, #2a5a35); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #375A2A?: #375A2A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375A2A?: The RGB value is 55, 90, 42: 55 red, 90 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375A2A?: The complementary color is #4D2A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375A2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.