What color is #376E40?

#376E40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #376E40?

The RGB value is 55, 110, 64: 55 red, 110 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #376E40?

The complementary color is #6E3765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #376E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#376E40 color

#376E40 rgb(55, 110, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #376E40 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 43.1% green and 25.1% blue (55, 110, 64).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 33% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#376E40 color codes

HEX	`#376E40`
RGB	`rgb(55, 110, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 43.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 33%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 50%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 42%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, -29.07, 20.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 35.39, 145.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.076, 12.334, 6.805)`
Decimal	`3632704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #376E40, 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 #376E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#376E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #376E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #376e40; }
.text { color: #376e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #376e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 110 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #376e40, #376e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #376E40?: #376E40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #376E40?: The RGB value is 55, 110, 64: 55 red, 110 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #376E40?: The complementary color is #6E3765, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #376E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.