What color is #37293F?

#37293F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37293F?

The RGB value is 55, 41, 63: 55 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37293F?

The complementary color is #313F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37293F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37293F color

#37293F rgb(55, 41, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37293F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.1% green and 24.7% blue (55, 41, 63).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 21% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#37293F color codes

HEX	`#37293F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 41, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 21%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 35%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 35%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.04, 11.5, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.04, 16.26, 315.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.266, 2.757, 5.062)`
Decimal	`3615039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37293F, 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 #37293F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37293F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #37293F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37293f; }
.text { color: #37293f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37293f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 41 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37293f, #3f293c); }

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Questions

What color is #37293F?: #37293F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37293F?: The RGB value is 55, 41, 63: 55 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37293F?: The complementary color is #313F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37293F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.