What color is #373833?

#373833 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373833?

The RGB value is 55, 56, 51: 55 red, 56 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373833?

The complementary color is #343338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373833?

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.

#373833 color

#373833 rgb(55, 56, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373833 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22% green and 20% blue (55, 56, 51).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 5% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#373833 color codes

HEX	`#373833`
RGB	`rgb(55, 56, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 5%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 9%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.27, -1.55, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.27, 3.36, 117.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.587, 3.88, 3.691)`
Decimal	`3618867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373833, 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 #373833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373833 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 #373833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373833; }
.text { color: #373833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 56 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373833, #353833); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #373833?: #373833 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373833?: The RGB value is 55, 56, 51: 55 red, 56 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373833?: The complementary color is #343338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373833?: 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.