What color is #37273A?

#37273A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37273A?

The RGB value is 55, 39, 58: 55 red, 39 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37273A?

The complementary color is #2A3A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37273A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37273A color

#37273A rgb(55, 39, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37273A is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 15.3% green and 22.7% blue (55, 39, 58).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#37273A color codes

HEX	`#37273A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 39, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 15.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 33%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 33%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.23, 11.61, -9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.23, 14.87, 321.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.065, 2.569, 4.337)`
Decimal	`3614522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37273A, 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 #37273A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37273A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #37273A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37273a; }
.text { color: #37273a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37273a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 39 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37273a, #3a2733); }

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Questions

What color is #37273A?: #37273A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37273A?: The RGB value is 55, 39, 58: 55 red, 39 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37273A?: The complementary color is #2A3A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37273A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.