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#37451C Color

#37451C is rgb(55, 69, 28) in RGB, hsl(80, 42%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 59%, 73%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37451C
HEX#37451C
RGBrgb(55, 69, 28)
HSLhsl(80, 42%, 19%)
HSVhsv(80, 59%, 27%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 59%, 73%)
OKLCHoklch(36.7% 0.066 125.2)
LABlab(27.26% -11.61 22.47)
LCHlch(27.26% 25.29 117.33)

What #37451C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #37451C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#37451C Channel Values

How #37451C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 55 · G 69 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 42% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 59% · V 27%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 73%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.34:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37451C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37451C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37451C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #37451C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37451C.

How #37451C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#37451C
Protanopia#43431C
Protanomaly#3E441C
Deuteranopia#41411D
Deuteranomaly#3D421D
Tritanopia#3B4141
Tritanomaly#3A4336
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37451C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-37451c: #37451C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37451C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37451c': '#37451C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.271, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_37451c">#37451C</color>
SVG fillfill="#37451C"

More Green Colors

#37451C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37451C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37451C?

#37451C is a darkest green — rgb(55, 69, 28) in RGB and hsl(80, 42%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.77.

What is the RGB value of #37451C?

#37451C is rgb(55, 69, 28) — red 55, green 69, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37451C?

#37451C converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 59%, 73%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37451C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37451C scores 10.34:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37451C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37451C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.68, which is visibly different.

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