What color is #37073C?

#37073C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37073C?

The RGB value is 55, 7, 60: 55 red, 7 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37073C?

The complementary color is #0C3C07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37073C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37073C color

#37073C rgb(55, 7, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #37073C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 2.7% green and 23.5% blue (55, 7, 60).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 79% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#37073C color codes

HEX	`#37073C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 7, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 2.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 79%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 88%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 88%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.21, 30.76, -21.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.21, 37.63, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.467, 1.291, 4.393)`
Decimal	`3606332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37073C, 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 #37073C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37073C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #37073C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37073c; }
.text { color: #37073c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37073c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 7 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37073c, #3c0727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37073C?: #37073C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37073C?: The RGB value is 55, 7, 60: 55 red, 7 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37073C?: The complementary color is #0C3C07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37073C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.