What color is #37364A?

#37364A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37364A?

The RGB value is 55, 54, 74: 55 red, 54 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37364A?

The complementary color is #494A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37364A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37364A color

#37364A rgb(55, 54, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37364A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 21.2% green and 29% blue (55, 54, 74).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#37364A color codes

HEX	`#37364A`
RGB	`rgb(55, 54, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 21.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 27%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.49, 5.58, -12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.49, 13.34, 294.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.13, 3.945, 7.021)`
Decimal	`3618378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37364A, 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 #37364A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37364A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #37364A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37364a; }
.text { color: #37364a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37364a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 54 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37364a, #41364a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #37364A?: #37364A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37364A?: The RGB value is 55, 54, 74: 55 red, 54 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37364A?: The complementary color is #494A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37364A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.