Close to Forest Green

#37993A

#37993A is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Forest Green. In RGB it’s made of 21.6% red, 60% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 122°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #37993A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#37993A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #37993A

What color is #37993A?

#37993A is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Forest Green. In RGB it’s made of 21.6% red, 60% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 122°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #37993A in RGB?

#37993A is rgb(55, 153, 58): 55 red, 153 green, and 58 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #37993A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(64, 0, 62, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #37993A?

PANTONE 347 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #37993A?

Its complement #C55FC0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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