What color is #372C43?

#372C43 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372C43?

The RGB value is 55, 44, 67: 55 red, 44 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372C43?

The complementary color is #38432C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372C43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372C43 color

#372C43 rgb(55, 44, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #372C43 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.3% green and 26.3% blue (55, 44, 67).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#372C43 color codes

HEX	`#372C43`
RGB	`rgb(55, 44, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 34%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.12, 10.49, -12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.12, 16.38, 309.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.489, 3.019, 5.708)`
Decimal	`3615811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372C43, 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 #372C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #372C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372c43; }
.text { color: #372c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 44 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372c43, #422c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372C43?: #372C43 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372C43?: The RGB value is 55, 44, 67: 55 red, 44 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372C43?: The complementary color is #38432C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372C43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.