What color is #372B39?

#372B39 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 #372B39?

The RGB value is 55, 43, 57: 55 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372B39?

The complementary color is #2D392B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372B39 color

#372B39 rgb(55, 43, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #372B39 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.9% green and 22.4% blue (55, 43, 57).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% 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 13.4:1).

#372B39 color codes

HEX	`#372B39`
RGB	`rgb(55, 43, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.37, 8.61, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.37, 11.01, 321.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.178, 2.835, 4.25)`
Decimal	`3615545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372B39, 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 #372B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #372B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372b39; }
.text { color: #372b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 43 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372b39, #392b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372B39?: #372B39 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 #372B39?: The RGB value is 55, 43, 57: 55 red, 43 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372B39?: The complementary color is #2D392B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.