What color is #37123C?

#37123C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37123C?

The RGB value is 55, 18, 60: 55 red, 18 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37123C?

The complementary color is #173C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37123C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37123C color

#37123C rgb(55, 18, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37123C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 7.1% green and 23.5% blue (55, 18, 60).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 54% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.98:1).

#37123C color codes

HEX	`#37123C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 18, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 7.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 54%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 70%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 70%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.05, 25.56, -18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.05, 31.7, 323.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.607, 1.571, 4.44)`
Decimal	`3609148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37123C, 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 #37123C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37123C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #37123C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37123c; }
.text { color: #37123c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37123c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 18 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37123c, #3c122c); }

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Questions

What color is #37123C?: #37123C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37123C?: The RGB value is 55, 18, 60: 55 red, 18 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37123C?: The complementary color is #173C12, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37123C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.