What color is #37182E?

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

What is the RGB value of #37182E?

The RGB value is 55, 24, 46: 55 red, 24 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37182E?

The complementary color is #183721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37182E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37182E color

#37182E rgb(55, 24, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37182E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 9.4% green and 18% blue (55, 24, 46).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#37182E color codes

HEX	`#37182E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 24, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 9.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 56%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.61, 18.97, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.61, 20.53, 337.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.395, 1.663, 2.779)`
Decimal	`3610670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37182E, 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 #37182E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37182E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #37182E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37182e; }
.text { color: #37182e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37182e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 24 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37182e, #37181e); }

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Questions

What color is #37182E?: #37182E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37182E?: The RGB value is 55, 24, 46: 55 red, 24 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37182E?: The complementary color is #183721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37182E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.