What color is #372E36?

#372E36 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372E36?

The RGB value is 55, 46, 54: 55 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372E36?

The complementary color is #2E372F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372E36 color

#372E36 rgb(55, 46, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #372E36 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18% green and 21.2% blue (55, 46, 54).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 9% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% 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 13.07:1).

#372E36 color codes

HEX	`#372E36`
RGB	`rgb(55, 46, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 9%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.17, 5.84, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.17, 6.85, 328.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.218, 3.033, 3.905)`
Decimal	`3616310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372E36, 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 #372E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #372E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372e36; }
.text { color: #372e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 46 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372e36, #372e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #372E36?: #372E36 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372E36?: The RGB value is 55, 46, 54: 55 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372E36?: The complementary color is #2E372F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.