What color is #373255?

#373255 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373255?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 85: 55 red, 50 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373255?

The complementary color is #505532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373255?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373255 color

#373255 rgb(55, 50, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #373255 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 33.3% blue (55, 50, 85).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#373255 color codes

HEX	`#373255`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 41%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.82, 11.58, -20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.82, 23.51, 299.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.355, 3.749, 9.087)`
Decimal	`3617365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373255, 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 #373255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #373255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373255; }
.text { color: #373255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373255, #483255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #373255?: #373255 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373255?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 85: 55 red, 50 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373255?: The complementary color is #505532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373255?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.