What color is #374455?

#374455 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 #374455?

The RGB value is 55, 68, 85: 55 red, 68 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374455?

The complementary color is #554837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374455 color

#374455 rgb(55, 68, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374455 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 26.7% green and 33.3% blue (55, 68, 85).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#374455 color codes

HEX	`#374455`
RGB	`rgb(55, 68, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 26.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 35%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 20%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.39, -0.51, -11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.39, 11.86, 267.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.282, 5.602, 9.396)`
Decimal	`3621973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374455, 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 #374455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #374455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374455; }
.text { color: #374455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 68 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374455, #393755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #374455?: #374455 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 #374455?: The RGB value is 55, 68, 85: 55 red, 68 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374455?: The complementary color is #554837, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.