What color is #372A35?

#372A35 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372A35?

The RGB value is 55, 42, 53: 55 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372A35?

The complementary color is #2A372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372A35 color

#372A35 rgb(55, 42, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #372A35 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.5% green and 20.8% blue (55, 42, 53).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 4% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#372A35 color codes

HEX	`#372A35`
RGB	`rgb(55, 42, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 24%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 4%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.91, 8.35, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.91, 9.63, 330.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.046, 2.725, 3.733)`
Decimal	`3615285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372A35, 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 #372A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #372A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372a35; }
.text { color: #372a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 42 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372a35, #372a2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372A35?: #372A35 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372A35?: The RGB value is 55, 42, 53: 55 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372A35?: The complementary color is #2A372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.