What color is #372C3E?

#372C3E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372C3E?

The RGB value is 55, 44, 62: 55 red, 44 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372C3E?

The complementary color is #333E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372C3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372C3E color

#372C3E rgb(55, 44, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #372C3E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.3% green and 24.3% blue (55, 44, 62).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#372C3E color codes

HEX	`#372C3E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 44, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 29%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.89, 9.17, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.89, 13.21, 313.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.346, 2.961, 4.952)`
Decimal	`3615806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372C3E, 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 #372C3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372C3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #372C3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372c3e; }
.text { color: #372c3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372c3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 44 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372c3e, #3e2c3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372C3E?: #372C3E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372C3E?: The RGB value is 55, 44, 62: 55 red, 44 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372C3E?: The complementary color is #333E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372C3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.