What color is #37252B?

#37252B 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 #37252B?

The RGB value is 55, 37, 43: 55 red, 37 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37252B?

The complementary color is #253731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37252B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37252B color

#37252B rgb(55, 37, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #37252B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.5% green and 16.9% blue (55, 37, 43).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#37252B color codes

HEX	`#37252B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 37, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.04, 9.66, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.04, 9.67, 356.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.673, 2.31, 2.59)`
Decimal	`3613995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37252B, 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 #37252B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37252B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #37252B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37252b; }
.text { color: #37252b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37252b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 37 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37252b, #372825); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #37252B?: #37252B 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 #37252B?: The RGB value is 55, 37, 43: 55 red, 37 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37252B?: The complementary color is #253731, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37252B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.