What color is #37203B?

#37203B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37203B?

The RGB value is 55, 32, 59: 55 red, 32 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37203B?

The complementary color is #243B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37203B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37203B color

#37203B rgb(55, 32, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37203B is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 12.5% green and 23.1% blue (55, 32, 59).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#37203B color codes

HEX	`#37203B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 32, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 12.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 46%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 46%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.31, 16.63, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.31, 21.07, 322.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.881, 2.161, 4.402)`
Decimal	`3612731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37203B, 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 #37203B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37203B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #37203B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37203b; }
.text { color: #37203b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37203b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 32 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37203b, #3b2032); }

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Questions

What color is #37203B?: #37203B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37203B?: The RGB value is 55, 32, 59: 55 red, 32 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37203B?: The complementary color is #243B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37203B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.