What color is #373947?

#373947 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373947?

The RGB value is 55, 57, 71: 55 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373947?

The complementary color is #474537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373947?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373947 color

#373947 rgb(55, 57, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373947 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22.4% green and 27.8% blue (55, 57, 71).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#373947 color codes

HEX	`#373947`
RGB	`rgb(55, 57, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 23%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.3, 2.72, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.3, 9.29, 287.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.176, 4.193, 6.549)`
Decimal	`3619143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373947, 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 #373947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #373947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373947; }
.text { color: #373947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 57 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373947, #3d3747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #373947?: #373947 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373947?: The RGB value is 55, 57, 71: 55 red, 57 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373947?: The complementary color is #474537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373947?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.