What color is #37352F?

#37352F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37352F?

The RGB value is 55, 53, 47: 55 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37352F?

The complementary color is #2F3137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37352F color

#37352F rgb(55, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37352F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (55, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 8% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#37352F color codes

HEX	`#37352F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 8%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 15%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.17, -0.41, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.17, 4.12, 95.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.362, 3.564, 3.2)`
Decimal	`3618095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37352F, 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 #37352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #37352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37352f; }
.text { color: #37352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37352f, #35372f); }

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Questions

What color is #37352F?: #37352F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37352F?: The RGB value is 55, 53, 47: 55 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37352F?: The complementary color is #2F3137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.