What color is #372F39?

#372F39 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 #372F39?

The RGB value is 55, 47, 57: 55 red, 47 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372F39?

The complementary color is #31392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372F39 color

#372F39 rgb(55, 47, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #372F39 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.4% green and 22.4% blue (55, 47, 57).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#372F39 color codes

HEX	`#372F39`
RGB	`rgb(55, 47, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 18%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.6, 5.86, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.6, 7.71, 319.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.33, 3.141, 4.301)`
Decimal	`3616569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372F39, 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 #372F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #372F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372f39; }
.text { color: #372f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 47 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372f39, #392f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #372F39?: #372F39 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 #372F39?: The RGB value is 55, 47, 57: 55 red, 47 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372F39?: The complementary color is #31392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.