What color is #374253?

#374253 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #374253?

The RGB value is 55, 66, 83: 55 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374253?

The complementary color is #534837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374253 color

#374253 rgb(55, 66, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374253 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 25.9% green and 32.5% blue (55, 66, 83).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#374253 color codes

HEX	`#374253`
RGB	`rgb(55, 66, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 25.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.66, 0.2, -11.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.66, 11.66, 270.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.085, 5.333, 8.943)`
Decimal	`3621459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374253, 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 #374253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #374253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374253; }
.text { color: #374253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 66 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374253, #3a3753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #374253?: #374253 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #374253?: The RGB value is 55, 66, 83: 55 red, 66 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374253?: The complementary color is #534837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.