What color is #372D3A?

#372D3A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372D3A?

The RGB value is 55, 45, 58: 55 red, 45 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372D3A?

The complementary color is #303A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372D3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372D3A color

#372D3A rgb(55, 45, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #372D3A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.6% green and 22.7% blue (55, 45, 58).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 13% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#372D3A color codes

HEX	`#372D3A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 45, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 13%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 22%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.02, 7.48, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.02, 9.95, 318.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.278, 2.995, 4.408)`
Decimal	`3616058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372D3A, 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 #372D3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372D3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #372D3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372d3a; }
.text { color: #372d3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372d3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 45 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372d3a, #3a2d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372D3A?: #372D3A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372D3A?: The RGB value is 55, 45, 58: 55 red, 45 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372D3A?: The complementary color is #303A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372D3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.