What color is #373335?

#373335 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 #373335?

The RGB value is 55, 51, 53: 55 red, 51 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373335?

The complementary color is #333735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373335 color

#373335 rgb(55, 51, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373335 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20% green and 20.8% blue (55, 51, 53).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Night Rider (#332E2E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#373335 color codes

HEX	`#373335`
RGB	`rgb(55, 51, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 7%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.72, 2.21, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.72, 2.3, 344.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.402, 3.437, 3.852)`
Decimal	`3617589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373335, 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 #373335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #373335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373335; }
.text { color: #373335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 51 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373335, #373333); }

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Questions

What color is #373335?: #373335 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 #373335?: The RGB value is 55, 51, 53: 55 red, 51 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373335?: The complementary color is #333735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.