What color is #37332F?

#37332F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37332F?

The RGB value is 55, 51, 47: 55 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37332F?

The complementary color is #2F3337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37332F?

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.

#37332F color

#37332F rgb(55, 51, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37332F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20% green and 18.4% blue (55, 51, 47).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#37332F color codes

HEX	`#37332F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 51, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 15%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.52, 0.92, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.52, 3.3, 73.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.272, 3.385, 3.17)`
Decimal	`3617583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37332F, 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 #37332F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37332F 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 #37332F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37332f; }
.text { color: #37332f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37332f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 51 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37332f, #37372f); }

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Questions

What color is #37332F?: #37332F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37332F?: The RGB value is 55, 51, 47: 55 red, 51 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37332F?: The complementary color is #2F3337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37332F?: 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.