What color is #373253?

#373253 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373253?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 83: 55 red, 50 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373253?

The complementary color is #4E5332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373253 color

#373253 rgb(55, 50, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #373253 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 32.5% blue (55, 50, 83).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#373253 color codes

HEX	`#373253`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 40%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.72, 10.97, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.72, 22.2, 299.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.277, 3.718, 8.674)`
Decimal	`3617363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373253, 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 #373253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #373253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373253; }
.text { color: #373253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373253, #483253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #373253?: #373253 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373253?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 83: 55 red, 50 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373253?: The complementary color is #4E5332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.