What color is #37303E?

#37303E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37303E?

The RGB value is 55, 48, 62: 55 red, 48 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37303E?

The complementary color is #373E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37303E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37303E color

#37303E rgb(55, 48, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37303E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.8% green and 24.3% blue (55, 48, 62).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 13% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#37303E color codes

HEX	`#37303E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 48, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 13%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 23%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.11, 6.42, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.11, 9.99, 309.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.502, 3.274, 5.004)`
Decimal	`3616830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37303E, 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 #37303E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37303E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #37303E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37303e; }
.text { color: #37303e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37303e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 48 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37303e, #3e303e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #37303E?: #37303E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37303E?: The RGB value is 55, 48, 62: 55 red, 48 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37303E?: The complementary color is #373E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37303E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.