What color is #37393E?

#37393E is a dark gray known as Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37393E?

The RGB value is 55, 57, 62: 55 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37393E?

The complementary color is #3E3C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37393E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37393E color

#37393E rgb(55, 57, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37393E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22.4% green and 24.3% blue (55, 57, 62).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 6% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

This exact color is also called Artist’s Charcoal.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#37393E color codes

HEX	`#37393E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 57, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 6%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 11%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 8%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.95, 0.36, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.95, 3.41, 275.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.908, 4.086, 5.139)`
Decimal	`3619134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37393E, 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 #37393E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37393E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #37393E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37393e; }
.text { color: #37393e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37393e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 57 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37393e, #39373e); }

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Questions

What color is #37393E?: #37393E is a dark gray known as Artist’s Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37393E?: The RGB value is 55, 57, 62: 55 red, 57 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37393E?: The complementary color is #3E3C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37393E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.