What color is #377936?

#377936 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 #377936?

The RGB value is 55, 121, 54: 55 red, 121 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #377936?

The complementary color is #783679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #377936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#377936 color

#377936 rgb(55, 121, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #377936 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 47.5% green and 21.2% blue (55, 121, 54).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#377936 color codes

HEX	`#377936`
RGB	`rgb(55, 121, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 47.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 55%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 55%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.29, -35.64, 30.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.29, 46.7, 139.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.078, 14.753, 5.858)`
Decimal	`3635510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #377936, 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 #377936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#377936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #377936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #377936; }
.text { color: #377936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #377936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 121 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #377936, #367957); }

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Questions

What color is #377936?: #377936 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 #377936?: The RGB value is 55, 121, 54: 55 red, 121 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #377936?: The complementary color is #783679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #377936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.