What color is #375F52?

#375F52 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #375F52?

The RGB value is 55, 95, 82: 55 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #375F52?

The complementary color is #5F3744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #375F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#375F52 color

#375F52 rgb(55, 95, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #375F52 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 37.3% green and 32.2% blue (55, 95, 82).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#375F52 color codes

HEX	`#375F52`
RGB	`rgb(55, 95, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 37.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, -17.52, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 17.78, 170.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.19, 9.605, 9.456)`
Decimal	`3628882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #375F52, 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 #375F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#375F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #375F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #375f52; }
.text { color: #375f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #375f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 95 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #375f52, #37585f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #375F52?: #375F52 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #375F52?: The RGB value is 55, 95, 82: 55 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #375F52?: The complementary color is #5F3744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #375F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.