What color is #373D3B?

#373D3B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373D3B?

The RGB value is 55, 61, 59: 55 red, 61 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373D3B?

The complementary color is #3D3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373D3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373D3B color

#373D3B rgb(55, 61, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373D3B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 23.9% green and 23.1% blue (55, 61, 59).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#373D3B color codes

HEX	`#373D3B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 61, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 23.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.15, -2.99, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.15, 3.01, 172.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.034, 4.465, 4.786)`
Decimal	`3620155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373D3B, 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 #373D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #373D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373d3b; }
.text { color: #373d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 61 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373d3b, #373c3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #373D3B?: #373D3B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373D3B?: The RGB value is 55, 61, 59: 55 red, 61 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373D3B?: The complementary color is #3D3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373D3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.