What color is #37705A?

#37705A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37705A?

The RGB value is 55, 112, 90: 55 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37705A?

The complementary color is #70374D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37705A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37705A color

#37705A rgb(55, 112, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #37705A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 43.9% green and 35.3% blue (55, 112, 90).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#37705A color codes

HEX	`#37705A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 112, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 43.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, -24.49, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 25.35, 165.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.214, 13.138, 11.721)`
Decimal	`3633242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37705A, 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 #37705A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#37705A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #37705A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37705a; }
.text { color: #37705a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37705a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 112 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37705a, #376970); }

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Questions

What color is #37705A?: #37705A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37705A?: The RGB value is 55, 112, 90: 55 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37705A?: The complementary color is #70374D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37705A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.