What color is #373646?

#373646 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 #373646?

The RGB value is 55, 54, 70: 55 red, 54 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373646?

The complementary color is #454636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373646?

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.

#373646 color

#373646 rgb(55, 54, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373646 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 21.2% green and 27.5% blue (55, 54, 70).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#373646 color codes

HEX	`#373646`
RGB	`rgb(55, 54, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 21.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.31, 4.46, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.31, 10.69, 294.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4, 3.893, 6.334)`
Decimal	`3618374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373646, 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 #373646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373646 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 #373646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373646; }
.text { color: #373646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 54 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373646, #3f3646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #373646?: #373646 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 #373646?: The RGB value is 55, 54, 70: 55 red, 54 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373646?: The complementary color is #454636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373646?: 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.