What color is #372E55?

#372E55 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372E55?

The RGB value is 55, 46, 85: 55 red, 46 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372E55?

The complementary color is #4C552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372E55 color

#372E55 rgb(55, 46, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #372E55 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18% green and 33.3% blue (55, 46, 85).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#372E55 color codes

HEX	`#372E55`
RGB	`rgb(55, 46, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 46%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 46%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.66, 14.33, -22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.66, 26.5, 302.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.192, 3.422, 9.032)`
Decimal	`3616341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372E55, 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 #372E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #372E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372e55; }
.text { color: #372e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 46 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372e55, #4a2e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #372E55?: #372E55 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372E55?: The RGB value is 55, 46, 85: 55 red, 46 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372E55?: The complementary color is #4C552E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.