What color is #37703E?

#37703E 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 #37703E?

The RGB value is 55, 112, 62: 55 red, 112 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37703E?

The complementary color is #703769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37703E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37703E color

#37703E rgb(55, 112, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #37703E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 43.9% green and 24.3% blue (55, 112, 62).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#37703E color codes

HEX	`#37703E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 112, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 43.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 45%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.38, -30.36, 22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.38, 37.59, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.239, 12.748, 6.583)`
Decimal	`3633214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37703E, 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 #37703E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#37703E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #37703E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37703e; }
.text { color: #37703e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37703e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 112 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37703e, #37705a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #37703E?: #37703E 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 #37703E?: The RGB value is 55, 112, 62: 55 red, 112 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37703E?: The complementary color is #703769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37703E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.