What color is #372F37?

#372F37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372F37?

The RGB value is 55, 47, 55: 55 red, 47 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372F37?

The complementary color is #2F372F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372F37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372F37 color

#372F37 rgb(55, 47, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #372F37 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.4% green and 21.6% blue (55, 47, 55).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#372F37 color codes

HEX	`#372F37`
RGB	`rgb(55, 47, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.52, 5.39, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.52, 6.57, 325.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.282, 3.121, 4.043)`
Decimal	`3616567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372F37, 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 #372F37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372F37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #372F37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372f37; }
.text { color: #372f37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372f37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 47 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372f37, #372f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #372F37?: #372F37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372F37?: The RGB value is 55, 47, 55: 55 red, 47 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372F37?: The complementary color is #2F372F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372F37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.