What color is #372630?

#372630 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372630?

The RGB value is 55, 38, 48: 55 red, 38 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372630?

The complementary color is #26372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372630 color

#372630 rgb(55, 38, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #372630 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.9% green and 18.8% blue (55, 38, 48).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 13% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#372630 color codes

HEX	`#372630`
RGB	`rgb(55, 38, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 31%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 13%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.52, 10, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.52, 10.55, 341.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.802, 2.412, 3.114)`
Decimal	`3614256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372630, 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 #372630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #372630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372630; }
.text { color: #372630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 38 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372630, #372628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372630?: #372630 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372630?: The RGB value is 55, 38, 48: 55 red, 38 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372630?: The complementary color is #26372D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.