What color is #374953?

#374953 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 #374953?

The RGB value is 55, 73, 83: 55 red, 73 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #374953?

The complementary color is #534137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #374953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#374953 color

#374953 rgb(55, 73, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #374953 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 28.6% green and 32.5% blue (55, 73, 83).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% 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 9.37:1).

#374953 color codes

HEX	`#374953`
RGB	`rgb(55, 73, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 28.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 12%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.92, -4.29, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.92, 9.29, 242.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.519, 6.202, 9.088)`
Decimal	`3623251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #374953, 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 #374953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#374953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #374953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #374953; }
.text { color: #374953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #374953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 73 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #374953, #373b53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #374953?: #374953 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 #374953?: The RGB value is 55, 73, 83: 55 red, 73 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #374953?: The complementary color is #534137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #374953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.