What color is #37353D?

#37353D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37353D?

The RGB value is 55, 53, 61: 55 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37353D?

The complementary color is #3B3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37353D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37353D color

#37353D rgb(55, 53, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37353D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.8% green and 23.9% blue (55, 53, 61).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 7% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#37353D color codes

HEX	`#37353D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 53, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 7%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 13%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.64, 2.77, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.64, 5.44, 300.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.691, 3.695, 4.933)`
Decimal	`3618109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37353D, 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 #37353D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37353D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #37353D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37353d; }
.text { color: #37353d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37353d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 53 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37353d, #3b353d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #37353D?: #37353D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37353D?: The RGB value is 55, 53, 61: 55 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37353D?: The complementary color is #3B3D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37353D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.