What color is #37272A?

#37272A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37272A?

The RGB value is 55, 39, 42: 55 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37272A?

The complementary color is #273734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37272A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37272A color

#37272A rgb(55, 39, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #37272A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 15.3% green and 16.5% blue (55, 39, 42).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 17% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#37272A color codes

HEX	`#37272A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 39, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 15.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 17%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.6, 8.08, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.6, 8.14, 6.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.719, 2.431, 2.516)`
Decimal	`3614506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37272A, 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 #37272A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37272A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #37272A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37272a; }
.text { color: #37272a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37272a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 39 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37272a, #372c27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #37272A?: #37272A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37272A?: The RGB value is 55, 39, 42: 55 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37272A?: The complementary color is #273734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37272A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.