What color is #37494E?

#37494E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37494E?

The RGB value is 55, 73, 78: 55 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37494E?

The complementary color is #4E3C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37494E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37494E color

#37494E rgb(55, 73, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #37494E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 28.6% green and 30.6% blue (55, 73, 78).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#37494E color codes

HEX	`#37494E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 73, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 28.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.73, -5.7, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.73, 7.78, 222.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.333, 6.127, 8.108)`
Decimal	`3623246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37494E, 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 #37494E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37494E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #37494E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37494e; }
.text { color: #37494e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37494e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 73 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37494e, #373d4e); }

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Questions

What color is #37494E?: #37494E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37494E?: The RGB value is 55, 73, 78: 55 red, 73 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37494E?: The complementary color is #4E3C37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37494E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.