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#37814C Color

#37814C is rgb(55, 129, 76) in RGB, hsl(137, 40%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 41%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green (#4D8C57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#37814C
HEX#37814C
RGBrgb(55, 129, 76)
HSLhsl(137, 40%, 36%)
HSVhsv(137, 57%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 41%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.111 150.4)
LABlab(48.29% -33.50 21.55)
LCHlch(48.29% 39.83 147.25)

What #37814C 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 #37814C, 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.

#37814C Channel Values

How #37814C 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 129 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 40% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 57% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.77:1 vs white · 4.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #37814C 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 text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #37814C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #37814C; 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 #37814C

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 #37814C.

How #37814C 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#37814C
Protanopia#78784C
Protanomaly#647C4C
Deuteranopia#6F6F4F
Deuteranomaly#5E774E
Tritanopia#447C7C
Tritanomaly#3F7E6C
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #37814C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-37814c: #37814C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #37814C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-37814c': '#37814C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.506, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_37814c">#37814C</color>
SVG fillfill="#37814C"

More Green Colors

#37814C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#37814C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #37814C?

#37814C is a dark green — rgb(55, 129, 76) in RGB and hsl(137, 40%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green (#4D8C57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.72.

What is the RGB value of #37814C?

#37814C is rgb(55, 129, 76) — red 55, green 129, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #37814C?

#37814C converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 41%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #37814C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #37814C scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #37814C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #37814C 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 5.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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