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#37533E Color

#37533E is rgb(55, 83, 62) in RGB, hsl(135, 20%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kombu Green (#354230), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37533E
HEX#37533E
RGBrgb(55, 83, 62)
HSLhsl(135, 20%, 27%)
HSVhsv(135, 34%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(41.3% 0.049 151.7)
LABlab(32.58% -14.76 8.86)
LCHlch(32.58% 17.21 149.03)

What #37533E 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 #37533E, 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.

#37533E Channel Values

How #37533E 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 83 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 20% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 34% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.5:1 vs white · 2.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37533E 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 text8.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #37533E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #37533E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37533E; 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 #37533E

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #37533E.

How #37533E 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#37533E
Protanopia#4F4F3E
Protanomaly#47513E
Deuteranopia#4B4B3F
Deuteranomaly#444E3F
Tritanopia#3B5151
Tritanomaly#39524A
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37533E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-37533e: #37533E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37533E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37533e': '#37533E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.325, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_37533e">#37533E</color>
SVG fillfill="#37533E"

More Green Colors

#37533E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37533E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37533E?

#37533E is a dark green — rgb(55, 83, 62) in RGB and hsl(135, 20%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kombu Green (#354230), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.78.

What is the RGB value of #37533E?

#37533E is rgb(55, 83, 62) — red 55, green 83, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37533E?

#37533E converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37533E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37533E scores 8.5:1 against white and 2.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37533E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37533E 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.11, which is visibly different.

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