What color is #37455B?

#37455B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37455B?

The RGB value is 55, 69, 91: 55 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37455B?

The complementary color is #5B4D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37455B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37455B color

#37455B rgb(55, 69, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37455B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.1% green and 35.7% blue (55, 69, 91).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pi (#314159), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#37455B color codes

HEX	`#37455B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 69, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 24%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.96, 0.66, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.96, 14.86, 272.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.591, 5.824, 10.725)`
Decimal	`3622235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37455B, 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 #37455B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37455B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #37455B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37455b; }
.text { color: #37455b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37455b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 69 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37455b, #3b375b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #37455B?: #37455B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37455B?: The RGB value is 55, 69, 91: 55 red, 69 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37455B?: The complementary color is #5B4D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37455B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.