What color is #372D52?

#372D52 is a dark, desaturated violet known as Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Pie?

The RGB value is 55, 45, 82: 55 red, 45 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Pie?

The complementary color is #48522D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Pie color: hex code #372D52

#372D52 rgb(55, 45, 82)

Shades of purple

Midnight Pie has the hex code #372D52. It is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.6% green and 32.2% blue (55, 45, 82).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 29% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

Midnight Pie (#372D52) color codes

HEX	`#372D52`
RGB	`rgb(55, 45, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 29%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 45%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 45%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.2, 14.1, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.2, 25.31, 303.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.037, 3.298, 8.405)`
Decimal	`3616082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Pie, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #372D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #372D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372d52; }
.text { color: #372d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 45 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372d52, #4a2d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #372D52 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #372D52?: #372D52 is a dark, desaturated violet known as Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Pie?: The RGB value is 55, 45, 82: 55 red, 45 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Pie?: The complementary color is #48522D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.