What color is #377500?

#377500 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #377500?

The RGB value is 55, 117, 0: 55 red, 117 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377500?

The complementary color is #3E0075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377500 color

#377500 rgb(55, 117, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #377500 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 45.9% green and 0% blue (55, 117, 0).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#377500 color codes

HEX	`#377500`
RGB	`rgb(55, 117, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 45.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 100%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.56, -38.17, 48.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.56, 61.53, 128.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.937, 13.534, 2.194)`
Decimal	`3634432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377500, 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 #377500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #377500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377500; }
.text { color: #377500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 117 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377500, #007504); }

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Questions

What color is #377500?: #377500 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #377500?: The RGB value is 55, 117, 0: 55 red, 117 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377500?: The complementary color is #3E0075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.