What color is #373334?

#373334 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373334?

The RGB value is 55, 51, 52: 55 red, 51 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373334?

The complementary color is #333736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373334?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373334 color

#373334 rgb(55, 51, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373334 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20% green and 20.4% blue (55, 51, 52).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 4% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#373334 color codes

HEX	`#373334`
RGB	`rgb(55, 51, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 4%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 7%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.68, 1.99, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.68, 1.99, 0.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.379, 3.428, 3.732)`
Decimal	`3617588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373334, 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 #373334	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373334 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #373334 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373334; }
.text { color: #373334; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373334; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 51 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373334, #373433); }

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Questions

What color is #373334?: #373334 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Night Rider. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373334?: The RGB value is 55, 51, 52: 55 red, 51 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373334?: The complementary color is #333736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373334?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.