What color is #373F4C?

#373F4C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373F4C?

The RGB value is 55, 63, 76: 55 red, 63 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373F4C?

The complementary color is #4C4437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373F4C color

#373F4C rgb(55, 63, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #373F4C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 24.7% green and 29.8% blue (55, 63, 76).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#373F4C color codes

HEX	`#373F4C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 63, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 24.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 28%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 17%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.42, 0.14, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.42, 8.98, 270.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.657, 4.889, 7.534)`
Decimal	`3620684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373F4C, 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 #373F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #373F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373f4c; }
.text { color: #373f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 63 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373f4c, #39374c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #373F4C?: #373F4C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373F4C?: The RGB value is 55, 63, 76: 55 red, 63 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373F4C?: The complementary color is #4C4437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.