What color is #37403F?

#37403F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37403F?

The RGB value is 55, 64, 63: 55 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37403F?

The complementary color is #403738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37403F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37403F color

#37403F rgb(55, 64, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37403F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.1% green and 24.7% blue (55, 64, 63).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 8% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tamahagane (#3B3F40), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#37403F color codes

HEX	`#37403F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 64, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 8%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 14%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.27, -3.94, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.27, 4, 189.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.306, 4.838, 5.409)`
Decimal	`3620927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37403F, 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 #37403F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37403F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #37403F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37403f; }
.text { color: #37403f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37403f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 64 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37403f, #373c40); }

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Questions

What color is #37403F?: #37403F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37403F?: The RGB value is 55, 64, 63: 55 red, 64 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37403F?: The complementary color is #403738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37403F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.