What color is #375F37?

#375F37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375F37?

The RGB value is 55, 95, 55: 55 red, 95 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375F37?

The complementary color is #5F375F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375F37?

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.

#375F37 color

#375F37 rgb(55, 95, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #375F37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 37.3% green and 21.6% blue (55, 95, 55).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#375F37 color codes

HEX	`#375F37`
RGB	`rgb(55, 95, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 37.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.5, -23.35, 18.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.5, 29.84, 141.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.357, 9.272, 5.068)`
Decimal	`3628855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375F37, 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 #375F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#375F37 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 #375F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375f37; }
.text { color: #375f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 95 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375f37, #375f4b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #375F37?: #375F37 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375F37?: The RGB value is 55, 95, 55: 55 red, 95 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375F37?: The complementary color is #5F375F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375F37?: 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.