What color is #373642?

#373642 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373642?

The RGB value is 55, 54, 66: 55 red, 54 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373642?

The complementary color is #414236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373642 color

#373642 rgb(55, 54, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373642 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 21.2% green and 25.9% blue (55, 54, 66).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% 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 11.87:1).

#373642 color codes

HEX	`#373642`
RGB	`rgb(55, 54, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 21.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.15, 3.39, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.15, 8.03, 294.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.878, 3.844, 5.691)`
Decimal	`3618370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373642, 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 #373642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #373642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373642; }
.text { color: #373642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 54 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373642, #3d3642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #373642?: #373642 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373642?: The RGB value is 55, 54, 66: 55 red, 54 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373642?: The complementary color is #414236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.