What color is #37272E?

#37272E 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 #37272E?

The RGB value is 55, 39, 46: 55 red, 39 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37272E?

The complementary color is #273730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37272E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37272E color

#37272E rgb(55, 39, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #37272E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 15.3% green and 18% blue (55, 39, 46).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 17% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#37272E color codes

HEX	`#37272E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 39, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 15.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 17%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.74, 8.89, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.74, 9.04, 349.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.794, 2.461, 2.912)`
Decimal	`3614510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37272E, 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 #37272E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37272E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #37272E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37272e; }
.text { color: #37272e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37272e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 39 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37272e, #372827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #37272E?: #37272E 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 #37272E?: The RGB value is 55, 39, 46: 55 red, 39 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37272E?: The complementary color is #273730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37272E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.