What color is #37222D?

#37222D 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 #37222D?

The RGB value is 55, 34, 45: 55 red, 34 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37222D?

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

Is black or white text better on #37222D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37222D color

#37222D rgb(55, 34, 45)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 13.3% green and 17.6% blue (55, 34, 45).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 18% 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 14.69:1).

#37222D color codes

HEX	`#37222D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 34, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 13.3%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 38%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.23, 12.12, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.23, 12.53, 345.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.621, 2.146, 2.758)`
Decimal	`3613229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37222D, 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 #37222D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37222D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #37222D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37222d; }
.text { color: #37222d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37222d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 34 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37222d, #372222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37222D?: #37222D 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 #37222D?: The RGB value is 55, 34, 45: 55 red, 34 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37222D?: The complementary color is #22372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37222D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.