What color is #37222C?

#37222C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37222C?

The RGB value is 55, 34, 44: 55 red, 34 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37222C?

The complementary color is #22372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37222C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37222C color

#37222C rgb(55, 34, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37222C is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 13.3% green and 17.3% blue (55, 34, 44).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#37222C color codes

HEX	`#37222C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 34, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 13.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 38%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.2, 11.92, -2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.2, 12.18, 348.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.602, 2.138, 2.658)`
Decimal	`3613228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37222C, 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 #37222C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37222C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #37222C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37222c; }
.text { color: #37222c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37222c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 34 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37222c, #372322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37222C?: #37222C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37222C?: The RGB value is 55, 34, 44: 55 red, 34 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37222C?: The complementary color is #22372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37222C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.