What color is #375E46?

#375E46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375E46?

The RGB value is 55, 94, 70: 55 red, 94 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375E46?

The complementary color is #5E374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#375E46 color

#375E46 rgb(55, 94, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #375E46 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 36.9% green and 27.5% blue (55, 94, 70).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#375E46 color codes

HEX	`#375E46`
RGB	`rgb(55, 94, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 36.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.48, -19.83, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.48, 21.99, 154.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.683, 9.259, 7.228)`
Decimal	`3628614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375E46, 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 #375E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#375E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #375E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375e46; }
.text { color: #375e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 94 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375e46, #375e5a); }

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Questions

What color is #375E46?: #375E46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375E46?: The RGB value is 55, 94, 70: 55 red, 94 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375E46?: The complementary color is #5E374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.