What color is #372631?

#372631 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 #372631?

The RGB value is 55, 38, 49: 55 red, 38 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372631?

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

Is black or white text better on #372631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372631 color

#372631 rgb(55, 38, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #372631 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 14.9% green and 19.2% blue (55, 38, 49).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#372631 color codes

HEX	`#372631`
RGB	`rgb(55, 38, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 14.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 31%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.55, 10.21, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.55, 10.98, 338.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.823, 2.42, 3.224)`
Decimal	`3614257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372631, 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 #372631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #372631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372631; }
.text { color: #372631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 38 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372631, #372628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372631?: #372631 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 #372631?: The RGB value is 55, 38, 49: 55 red, 38 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372631?: The complementary color is #26372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.