What color is #37134F?

#37134F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fabric of Space. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37134F?

The RGB value is 55, 19, 79: 55 red, 19 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37134F?

The complementary color is #2B4F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37134F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37134F color

#37134F rgb(55, 19, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37134F is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 7.5% green and 31% blue (55, 19, 79).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 61% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Fabric of Space (#341758), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#37134F color codes

HEX	`#37134F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 19, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 7.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 61%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 76%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 76%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.64, 29.72, -29.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.64, 41.84, 315.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.219, 1.843, 7.582)`
Decimal	`3609423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37134F, 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 #37134F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37134F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #37134F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37134f; }
.text { color: #37134f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37134f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 19 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37134f, #4f1349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37134F?: #37134F is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fabric of Space. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37134F?: The RGB value is 55, 19, 79: 55 red, 19 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37134F?: The complementary color is #2B4F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37134F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.