What color is #37434E?

#37434E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37434E?

The RGB value is 55, 67, 78: 55 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37434E?

The complementary color is #4E4237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37434E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37434E color

#37434E rgb(55, 67, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37434E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 26.3% green and 30.6% blue (55, 67, 78).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#37434E color codes

HEX	`#37434E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 67, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 26.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.78, -1.9, -8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.78, 8.44, 257)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.957, 5.376, 7.983)`
Decimal	`3621710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37434E, 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 #37434E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37434E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #37434E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37434e; }
.text { color: #37434e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37434e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 67 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37434e, #37384e); }

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Questions

What color is #37434E?: #37434E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37434E?: The RGB value is 55, 67, 78: 55 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37434E?: The complementary color is #4E4237, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37434E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.