What color is #373038?

#373038 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373038?

The RGB value is 55, 48, 56: 55 red, 48 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373038?

The complementary color is #313830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373038 color

#373038 rgb(55, 48, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373038 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.8% green and 22% blue (55, 48, 56).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#373038 color codes

HEX	`#373038`
RGB	`rgb(55, 48, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 14%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.87, 4.94, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.87, 6.31, 321.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.346, 3.212, 4.184)`
Decimal	`3616824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373038, 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 #373038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #373038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373038; }
.text { color: #373038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 48 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373038, #383035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #373038?: #373038 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373038?: The RGB value is 55, 48, 56: 55 red, 48 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373038?: The complementary color is #313830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.