What color is #373543?

#373543 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373543?

The RGB value is 55, 53, 67: 55 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373543?

The complementary color is #414335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373543 color

#373543 rgb(55, 53, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373543 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.8% green and 26.3% blue (55, 53, 67).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#373543 color codes

HEX	`#373543`
RGB	`rgb(55, 53, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 21%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.87, 4.33, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.87, 9.42, 297.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.862, 3.764, 5.832)`
Decimal	`3618115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373543, 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 #373543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #373543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373543; }
.text { color: #373543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 53 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373543, #3e3543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #373543?: #373543 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373543?: The RGB value is 55, 53, 67: 55 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373543?: The complementary color is #414335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.