What color is #37353F?

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

What is the RGB value of #37353F?

The RGB value is 55, 53, 63: 55 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37353F?

The complementary color is #3D3F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37353F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37353F color

#37353F rgb(55, 53, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37353F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.8% green and 24.7% blue (55, 53, 63).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#37353F color codes

HEX	`#37353F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 53, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.71, 3.28, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.71, 6.76, 299.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.746, 3.717, 5.222)`
Decimal	`3618111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37353F, 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 #37353F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37353F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #37353F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37353f; }
.text { color: #37353f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37353f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 53 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37353f, #3c353f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #37353F?: #37353F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37353F?: The RGB value is 55, 53, 63: 55 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37353F?: The complementary color is #3D3F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37353F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.