What color is #37763B?

#37763B 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 #37763B?

The RGB value is 55, 118, 59: 55 red, 118 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37763B?

The complementary color is #763772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37763B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37763B color

#37763B rgb(55, 118, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #37763B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 46.3% green and 23.1% blue (55, 118, 59).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#37763B color codes

HEX	`#37763B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 118, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 46.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 50%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, -33.58, 26.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 42.68, 141.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.843, 14.084, 6.389)`
Decimal	`3634747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37763B, 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 #37763B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#37763B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #37763B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37763b; }
.text { color: #37763b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37763b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 118 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37763b, #37765b); }

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Questions

What color is #37763B?: #37763B 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 #37763B?: The RGB value is 55, 118, 59: 55 red, 118 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37763B?: The complementary color is #763772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37763B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.