What color is #373239?

#373239 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 #373239?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 57: 55 red, 50 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373239?

The complementary color is #343932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373239?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373239 color

#373239 rgb(55, 50, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373239 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 22.4% blue (55, 50, 57).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#373239 color codes

HEX	`#373239`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 12%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.54, 3.82, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.54, 5.26, 316.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.455, 3.389, 4.342)`
Decimal	`3617337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373239, 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 #373239	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373239 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #373239 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373239; }
.text { color: #373239; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373239; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373239, #393238); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #373239?: #373239 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 #373239?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 57: 55 red, 50 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373239?: The complementary color is #343932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373239?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.