What color is #37033F?

#37033F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37033F?

The RGB value is 55, 3, 63: 55 red, 3 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37033F?

The complementary color is #0B3F03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37033F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37033F color

#37033F rgb(55, 3, 63)

Shades of black

The hex color #37033F is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 1.2% green and 24.7% blue (55, 3, 63).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#37033F color codes

HEX	`#37033F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 3, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 1.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 95%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 95%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.82, 33.18, -24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.82, 41.22, 323.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.505, 1.236, 4.808)`
Decimal	`3605311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37033F, 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 #37033F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37033F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #37033F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37033f; }
.text { color: #37033f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37033f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 3 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37033f, #3f0329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37033F?: #37033F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37033F?: The RGB value is 55, 3, 63: 55 red, 3 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37033F?: The complementary color is #0B3F03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37033F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.