What color is #372730?

#372730 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 #372730?

The RGB value is 55, 39, 48: 55 red, 39 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372730?

The complementary color is #27372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372730?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372730 color

#372730 rgb(55, 39, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #372730 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 15.3% green and 18.8% blue (55, 39, 48).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 17% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#372730 color codes

HEX	`#372730`
RGB	`rgb(55, 39, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 15.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 17%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 13%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.81, 9.31, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.81, 9.76, 342.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.835, 2.477, 3.124)`
Decimal	`3614512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372730, 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 #372730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #372730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372730; }
.text { color: #372730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 39 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372730, #372728); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372730?: #372730 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 #372730?: The RGB value is 55, 39, 48: 55 red, 39 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372730?: The complementary color is #27372E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372730?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.