What color is #372839?

#372839 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 #372839?

The RGB value is 55, 40, 57: 55 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372839?

The complementary color is #2A3928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372839 color

#372839 rgb(55, 40, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #372839 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 15.7% green and 22.4% blue (55, 40, 57).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#372839 color codes

HEX	`#372839`
RGB	`rgb(55, 40, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 15.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.48, 10.68, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.48, 13.47, 322.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.073, 2.625, 4.215)`
Decimal	`3614777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372839, 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 #372839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #372839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372839; }
.text { color: #372839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 40 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372839, #392832); }

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Questions

What color is #372839?: #372839 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 #372839?: The RGB value is 55, 40, 57: 55 red, 40 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372839?: The complementary color is #2A3928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.