What color is #37232C?

#37232C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37232C?

The RGB value is 55, 35, 44: 55 red, 35 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37232C?

The complementary color is #23372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37232C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37232C color

#37232C rgb(55, 35, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #37232C is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 13.7% green and 17.3% blue (55, 35, 44).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#37232C color codes

HEX	`#37232C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 35, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 13.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.49, 11.23, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.49, 11.42, 349.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.631, 2.196, 2.668)`
Decimal	`3613484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37232C, 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 #37232C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37232C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #37232C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37232c; }
.text { color: #37232c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37232c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 35 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37232c, #372423); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37232C?: #37232C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37232C?: The RGB value is 55, 35, 44: 55 red, 35 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37232C?: The complementary color is #23372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37232C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.