What color is #373A76?

#373A76 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373A76?

The RGB value is 55, 58, 118: 55 red, 58 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373A76?

The complementary color is #767337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373A76 color

#373A76 rgb(55, 58, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #373A76 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 22.7% green and 46.3% blue (55, 58, 118).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#373A76 color codes

HEX	`#373A76`
RGB	`rgb(55, 58, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 22.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 51%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.15, 16.99, -34.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.15, 38.86, 295.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.358, 5.146, 17.794)`
Decimal	`3619446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373A76, 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 #373A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #373A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373a76; }
.text { color: #373a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 58 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373a76, #533776); }

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Questions

What color is #373A76?: #373A76 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373A76?: The RGB value is 55, 58, 118: 55 red, 58 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373A76?: The complementary color is #767337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.