What color is #372C37?

#372C37 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 #372C37?

The RGB value is 55, 44, 55: 55 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372C37?

The complementary color is #2C372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372C37 color

#372C37 rgb(55, 44, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #372C37 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.3% green and 21.6% blue (55, 44, 55).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 11% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#372C37 color codes

HEX	`#372C37`
RGB	`rgb(55, 44, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 11%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 20%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, 7.44, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 9.04, 325.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.166, 2.889, 4.005)`
Decimal	`3615799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372C37, 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 #372C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #372C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372c37; }
.text { color: #372c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 44 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372c37, #372c32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372C37?: #372C37 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 #372C37?: The RGB value is 55, 44, 55: 55 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372C37?: The complementary color is #2C372C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.