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#37584E Color

#37584E is rgb(55, 88, 78) in RGB, hsl(162, 23%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 11%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37584E
HEX#37584E
RGBrgb(55, 88, 78)
HSLhsl(162, 23%, 28%)
HSVhsv(162, 37%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 11%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(43.2% 0.042 173.2)
LABlab(34.62% -14.53 1.79)
LCHlch(34.62% 14.64 172.97)

What #37584E 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 #37584E, 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.

#37584E Channel Values

How #37584E 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 88 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 23% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 37% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.87:1 vs white · 2.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37584E 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 text7.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37584E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37584E; 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 #37584E

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 #37584E.

How #37584E 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#37584E
Protanopia#53534E
Protanomaly#4A554E
Deuteranopia#4F4F4F
Deuteranomaly#46534E
Tritanopia#395757
Tritanomaly#385753
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37584E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-37584e: #37584E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37584E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37584e': '#37584E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.345, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_37584e">#37584E</color>
SVG fillfill="#37584E"

More Green Colors

#37584E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37584E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37584E?

#37584E is a dark green — rgb(55, 88, 78) in RGB and hsl(162, 23%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #37584E?

#37584E is rgb(55, 88, 78) — red 55, green 88, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37584E?

#37584E converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 11%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37584E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37584E scores 7.87:1 against white and 2.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37584E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37584E 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 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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