What color is #37793C?

#37793C 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 #37793C?

The RGB value is 55, 121, 60: 55 red, 121 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37793C?

The complementary color is #793774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37793C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37793C color

#37793C rgb(55, 121, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #37793C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 47.5% green and 23.5% blue (55, 121, 60).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#37793C color codes

HEX	`#37793C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 121, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 47.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 55%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 50%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.38, -34.75, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.38, 44.05, 142.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.228, 14.812, 6.647)`
Decimal	`3635516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37793C, 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 #37793C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#37793C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #37793C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37793c; }
.text { color: #37793c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37793c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 121 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37793c, #37795d); }

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Questions

What color is #37793C?: #37793C 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 #37793C?: The RGB value is 55, 121, 60: 55 red, 121 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37793C?: The complementary color is #793774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37793C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.