What color is #37302F?

#37302F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37302F?

The RGB value is 55, 48, 47: 55 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37302F?

The complementary color is #2F3637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37302F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37302F color

#37302F rgb(55, 48, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37302F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.8% green and 18.4% blue (55, 48, 47).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#37302F color codes

HEX	`#37302F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 48, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 15%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.56, 2.93, 1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.56, 3.43, 31.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.146, 3.131, 3.127)`
Decimal	`3616815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37302F, 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 #37302F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37302F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #37302F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37302f; }
.text { color: #37302f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37302f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 48 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37302f, #37342f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #37302F?: #37302F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37302F?: The RGB value is 55, 48, 47: 55 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37302F?: The complementary color is #2F3637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37302F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.