What color is #377331?

#377331 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #377331?

The RGB value is 55, 115, 49: 55 red, 115 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377331?

The complementary color is #6D3173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377331 color

#377331 rgb(55, 115, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #377331 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 45.1% green and 19.2% blue (55, 115, 49).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 40% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#377331 color codes

HEX	`#377331`
RGB	`rgb(55, 115, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 45.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 40%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 57%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 57%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, -33.72, 30.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 45.32, 138.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.26, 13.295, 5.036)`
Decimal	`3633969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377331, 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 #377331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #377331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377331; }
.text { color: #377331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 115 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377331, #31734c); }

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Questions

What color is #377331?: #377331 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #377331?: The RGB value is 55, 115, 49: 55 red, 115 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377331?: The complementary color is #6D3173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.