What color is #373A45?

#373A45 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373A45?

The RGB value is 55, 58, 69: 55 red, 58 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373A45?

The complementary color is #454237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373A45 color

#373A45 rgb(55, 58, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373A45 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22.7% green and 27.1% blue (55, 58, 69).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#373A45 color codes

HEX	`#373A45`
RGB	`rgb(55, 58, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.54, 1.51, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.54, 7.35, 281.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.163, 4.268, 6.234)`
Decimal	`3619397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373A45, 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 #373A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #373A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373a45; }
.text { color: #373a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 58 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373a45, #3b3745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #373A45?: #373A45 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373A45?: The RGB value is 55, 58, 69: 55 red, 58 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373A45?: The complementary color is #454237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.