What color is #373E41?

#373E41 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373E41?

The RGB value is 55, 62, 65: 55 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373E41?

The complementary color is #413A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373E41 color

#373E41 rgb(55, 62, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373E41 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 24.3% green and 25.5% blue (55, 62, 65).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tamahagane (#3B3F40), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#373E41 color codes

HEX	`#373E41`
RGB	`rgb(55, 62, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 24.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 15%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.68, -2.16, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.68, 3.56, 232.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.252, 4.639, 5.671)`
Decimal	`3620417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373E41, 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 #373E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #373E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373e41; }
.text { color: #373e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 62 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373e41, #373941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #373E41?: #373E41 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373E41?: The RGB value is 55, 62, 65: 55 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373E41?: The complementary color is #413A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.