What color is #372A38?

#372A38 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 #372A38?

The RGB value is 55, 42, 56: 55 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372A38?

The complementary color is #2B382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372A38?

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.

#372A38 color

#372A38 rgb(55, 42, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #372A38 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.5% green and 22% blue (55, 42, 56).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#372A38 color codes

HEX	`#372A38`
RGB	`rgb(55, 42, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.03, 9.06, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.03, 11.26, 323.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.117, 2.754, 4.108)`
Decimal	`3615288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372A38, 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 #372A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372A38 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 #372A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372a38; }
.text { color: #372a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 42 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372a38, #382a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372A38?: #372A38 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 #372A38?: The RGB value is 55, 42, 56: 55 red, 42 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372A38?: The complementary color is #2B382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372A38?: 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.