What color is #373040?

#373040 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373040?

The RGB value is 55, 48, 64: 55 red, 48 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373040?

The complementary color is #394030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373040?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373040 color

#373040 rgb(55, 48, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373040 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.8% green and 25.1% blue (55, 48, 64).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#373040 color codes

HEX	`#373040`
RGB	`rgb(55, 48, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.19, 6.94, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.19, 11.28, 307.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.558, 3.296, 5.298)`
Decimal	`3616832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373040, 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 #373040	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373040 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #373040 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373040; }
.text { color: #373040; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373040; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 48 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373040, #3f3040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #373040?: #373040 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373040?: The RGB value is 55, 48, 64: 55 red, 48 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373040?: The complementary color is #394030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373040?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.