What color is #373D43?

#373D43 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373D43?

The RGB value is 55, 61, 67: 55 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373D43?

The complementary color is #433D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373D43 color

#373D43 rgb(55, 61, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373D43 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 23.9% green and 26.3% blue (55, 61, 67).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Do Not Disturb (#363B43), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#373D43 color codes

HEX	`#373D43`
RGB	`rgb(55, 61, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 23.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 9%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.43, -1, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.43, 4.64, 257.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.257, 4.555, 5.964)`
Decimal	`3620163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373D43, 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 #373D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #373D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373d43; }
.text { color: #373d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 61 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373d43, #373743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #373D43?: #373D43 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Do Not Disturb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373D43?: The RGB value is 55, 61, 67: 55 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373D43?: The complementary color is #433D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.