What color is #37612F?

#37612F 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 #37612F?

The RGB value is 55, 97, 47: 55 red, 97 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37612F?

The complementary color is #592F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37612F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37612F color

#37612F rgb(55, 97, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #37612F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 38% green and 18.4% blue (55, 97, 47).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#37612F color codes

HEX	`#37612F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 97, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 38%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 52%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.05, -25.65, 23.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.05, 35.06, 137.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.363, 9.566, 4.2)`
Decimal	`3629359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37612F, 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 #37612F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37612F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #37612F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37612f; }
.text { color: #37612f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37612f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 97 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37612f, #2f6140); }

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Questions

What color is #37612F?: #37612F 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 #37612F?: The RGB value is 55, 97, 47: 55 red, 97 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37612F?: The complementary color is #592F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37612F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.