What color is #37183B?

#37183B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37183B?

The RGB value is 55, 24, 59: 55 red, 24 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37183B?

The complementary color is #1C3B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37183B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37183B color

#37183B rgb(55, 24, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37183B is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 9.4% green and 23.1% blue (55, 24, 59).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 42% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#37183B color codes

HEX	`#37183B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 24, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 9.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 42%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 59%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 59%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.3, 21.82, -16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.3, 27.1, 323.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.692, 1.781, 4.339)`
Decimal	`3610683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37183B, 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 #37183B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37183B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #37183B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37183b; }
.text { color: #37183b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37183b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 24 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37183b, #3b182e); }

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Questions

What color is #37183B?: #37183B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37183B?: The RGB value is 55, 24, 59: 55 red, 24 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37183B?: The complementary color is #1C3B18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37183B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.