What color is #373639?

#373639 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373639?

The RGB value is 55, 54, 57: 55 red, 54 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373639?

The complementary color is #383936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373639?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373639 color

#373639 rgb(55, 54, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373639 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 21.2% green and 22.4% blue (55, 54, 57).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 3% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#373639 color codes

HEX	`#373639`
RGB	`rgb(55, 54, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 21.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 3%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 5%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.81, 1.13, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.81, 2.06, 303.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.633, 3.746, 4.402)`
Decimal	`3618361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373639, 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 #373639	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373639 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #373639 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373639; }
.text { color: #373639; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373639; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 54 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373639, #393639); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #373639?: #373639 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373639?: The RGB value is 55, 54, 57: 55 red, 54 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373639?: The complementary color is #383936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373639?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.