What color is #37344E?

#37344E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37344E?

The RGB value is 55, 52, 78: 55 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37344E?

The complementary color is #4B4E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37344E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37344E color

#37344E rgb(55, 52, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37344E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.4% green and 30.6% blue (55, 52, 78).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#37344E color codes

HEX	`#37344E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 52, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.06, 8.1, -15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.06, 17.44, 297.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.178, 3.818, 7.723)`
Decimal	`3617870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37344E, 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 #37344E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37344E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #37344E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37344e; }
.text { color: #37344e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37344e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 52 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37344e, #44344e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37344E?: #37344E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37344E?: The RGB value is 55, 52, 78: 55 red, 52 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37344E?: The complementary color is #4B4E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37344E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.