What color is #37233C?

#37233C 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 #37233C?

The RGB value is 55, 35, 60: 55 red, 35 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37233C?

The complementary color is #283C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37233C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37233C color

#37233C rgb(55, 35, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37233C is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 13.7% green and 23.5% blue (55, 35, 60).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#37233C color codes

HEX	`#37233C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 35, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 13.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 42%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.18, 14.85, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.18, 19.27, 320.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.992, 2.341, 4.568)`
Decimal	`3613500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37233C, 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 #37233C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37233C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #37233C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37233c; }
.text { color: #37233c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37233c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 35 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37233c, #3c2335); }

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Questions

What color is #37233C?: #37233C 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 #37233C?: The RGB value is 55, 35, 60: 55 red, 35 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37233C?: The complementary color is #283C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37233C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.