What color is #373856?

#373856 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373856?

The RGB value is 55, 56, 86: 55 red, 56 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373856?

The complementary color is #565537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373856 color

#373856 rgb(55, 56, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #373856 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22% green and 33.7% blue (55, 56, 86).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#373856 color codes

HEX	`#373856`
RGB	`rgb(55, 56, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 35%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.68, 7.78, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.68, 19.81, 293.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.669, 4.312, 9.389)`
Decimal	`3618902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373856, 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 #373856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #373856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373856; }
.text { color: #373856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 56 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373856, #453756); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #373856?: #373856 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373856?: The RGB value is 55, 56, 86: 55 red, 56 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373856?: The complementary color is #565537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.