What color is #373455?

#373455 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373455?

The RGB value is 55, 52, 85: 55 red, 52 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373455?

The complementary color is #525534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373455 color

#373455 rgb(55, 52, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #373455 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.4% green and 33.3% blue (55, 52, 85).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#373455 color codes

HEX	`#373455`
RGB	`rgb(55, 52, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.42, 10.2, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.42, 22.04, 297.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.443, 3.924, 9.116)`
Decimal	`3617877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373455, 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 #373455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #373455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373455; }
.text { color: #373455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 52 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373455, #483455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #373455?: #373455 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373455?: The RGB value is 55, 52, 85: 55 red, 52 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373455?: The complementary color is #525534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.