What color is #372532?

#372532 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372532?

The RGB value is 55, 37, 50: 55 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372532?

The complementary color is #25372A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372532 color

#372532 rgb(55, 37, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #372532 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (55, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#372532 color codes

HEX	`#372532`
RGB	`rgb(55, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.3, 11.12, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.3, 12.24, 335.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.813, 2.366, 3.325)`
Decimal	`3614002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372532, 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 #372532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #372532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372532; }
.text { color: #372532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372532, #372529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372532?: #372532 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372532?: The RGB value is 55, 37, 50: 55 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372532?: The complementary color is #25372A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.