What color is #373349?

#373349 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373349?

The RGB value is 55, 51, 73: 55 red, 51 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373349?

The complementary color is #454933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373349 color

#373349 rgb(55, 51, 73)

Shades of blue

The hex color #373349 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20% green and 28.6% blue (55, 51, 73).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#373349 color codes

HEX	`#373349`
RGB	`rgb(55, 51, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.52, 7.34, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.52, 14.88, 299.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.962, 3.661, 6.8)`
Decimal	`3617609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373349, 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 #373349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #373349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373349; }
.text { color: #373349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 51 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373349, #423349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #373349?: #373349 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373349?: The RGB value is 55, 51, 73: 55 red, 51 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373349?: The complementary color is #454933, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.