What color is #37182B?

#37182B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37182B?

The RGB value is 55, 24, 43: 55 red, 24 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37182B?

The complementary color is #183724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37182B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37182B color

#37182B rgb(55, 24, 43)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37182B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 9.4% green and 16.9% blue (55, 24, 43).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 22% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#37182B color codes

HEX	`#37182B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 24, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 9.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 56%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 22%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.47, 18.38, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.47, 19.3, 342.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.338, 1.64, 2.478)`
Decimal	`3610667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37182B, 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 #37182B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37182B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #37182B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37182b; }
.text { color: #37182b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37182b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 24 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37182b, #37181b); }

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Questions

What color is #37182B?: #37182B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37182B?: The RGB value is 55, 24, 43: 55 red, 24 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37182B?: The complementary color is #183724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37182B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.