What color is #373C46?

#373C46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373C46?

The RGB value is 55, 60, 70: 55 red, 60 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373C46?

The complementary color is #464137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373C46 color

#373C46 rgb(55, 60, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373C46 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 23.5% green and 27.5% blue (55, 60, 70).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Do Not Disturb (#363B43), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#373C46 color codes

HEX	`#373C46`
RGB	`rgb(55, 60, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 23.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.22, 0.45, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.22, 6.85, 273.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.297, 4.486, 6.433)`
Decimal	`3619910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373C46, 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 #373C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #373C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373c46; }
.text { color: #373c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 60 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373c46, #3a3746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #373C46?: #373C46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373C46?: The RGB value is 55, 60, 70: 55 red, 60 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373C46?: The complementary color is #464137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.