What color is #373146?

#373146 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373146?

The RGB value is 55, 49, 70: 55 red, 49 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373146?

The complementary color is #404631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373146 color

#373146 rgb(55, 49, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #373146 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.2% green and 27.5% blue (55, 49, 70).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#373146 color codes

HEX	`#373146`
RGB	`rgb(55, 49, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 30%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.77, 7.87, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.77, 14.41, 303.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.779, 3.451, 6.26)`
Decimal	`3617094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373146, 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 #373146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #373146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373146; }
.text { color: #373146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 49 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373146, #423146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #373146?: #373146 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373146?: The RGB value is 55, 49, 70: 55 red, 49 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373146?: The complementary color is #404631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.