What color is #37354D?

#37354D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37354D?

The RGB value is 55, 53, 77: 55 red, 53 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37354D?

The complementary color is #4B4D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37354D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37354D color

#37354D rgb(55, 53, 77)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37354D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 20.8% green and 30.2% blue (55, 53, 77).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#37354D color codes

HEX	`#37354D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 53, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 20.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 31%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.32, 7.12, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.32, 16.05, 296.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.188, 3.894, 7.551)`
Decimal	`3618125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37354D, 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 #37354D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37354D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #37354D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37354d; }
.text { color: #37354d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37354d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 53 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37354d, #43354d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37354D?: #37354D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37354D?: The RGB value is 55, 53, 77: 55 red, 53 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37354D?: The complementary color is #4B4D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37354D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.