What color is #37464E?

#37464E 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 #37464E?

The RGB value is 55, 70, 78: 55 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37464E?

The complementary color is #4E3F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37464E color

#37464E rgb(55, 70, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37464E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (55, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#37464E color codes

HEX	`#37464E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, -3.82, -6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 7.76, 240.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.14, 5.742, 8.044)`
Decimal	`3622478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37464E, 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 #37464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #37464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37464e; }
.text { color: #37464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37464e, #373b4e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #37464E?: #37464E 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 #37464E?: The RGB value is 55, 70, 78: 55 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37464E?: The complementary color is #4E3F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.