What color is #370D38?

#370D38 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #370D38?

The RGB value is 55, 13, 56: 55 red, 13 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #370D38?

The complementary color is #0E380D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #370D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#370D38 color

#370D38 rgb(55, 13, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #370D38 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 5.1% green and 22% blue (55, 13, 56).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 62% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#370D38 color codes

HEX	`#370D38`
RGB	`rgb(55, 13, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 5.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 62%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 77%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 77%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.86, 27.26, -17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.86, 32.55, 326.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.433, 1.386, 3.88)`
Decimal	`3607864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #370D38, 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 #370D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#370D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #370D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #370d38; }
.text { color: #370d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #370d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 13 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #370d38, #380d24); }

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Questions

What color is #370D38?: #370D38 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #370D38?: The RGB value is 55, 13, 56: 55 red, 13 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #370D38?: The complementary color is #0E380D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #370D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.