What color is #373645?

#373645 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373645?

The RGB value is 55, 54, 69: 55 red, 54 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373645?

The complementary color is #444536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373645 color

#373645 rgb(55, 54, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373645 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 21.2% green and 27.1% blue (55, 54, 69).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 12% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#373645 color codes

HEX	`#373645`
RGB	`rgb(55, 54, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 21.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 12%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 22%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 22%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.27, 4.19, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.27, 10.02, 294.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.969, 3.88, 6.169)`
Decimal	`3618373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373645, 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 #373645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #373645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373645; }
.text { color: #373645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 54 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373645, #3e3645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #373645?: #373645 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373645?: The RGB value is 55, 54, 69: 55 red, 54 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373645?: The complementary color is #444536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.