What color is #37496F?

#37496F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Forlorn Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37496F?

The RGB value is 55, 73, 111: 55 red, 73 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37496F?

The complementary color is #6F5D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37496F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37496F color

#37496F rgb(55, 73, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37496F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 28.6% green and 43.5% blue (55, 73, 111).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forlorn Cruise (#34466C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#37496F color codes

HEX	`#37496F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 73, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 28.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 34%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.17, 4.51, -24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.17, 24.57, 280.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.826, 6.725, 15.974)`
Decimal	`3623279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37496F, 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 #37496F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37496F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #37496F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37496f; }
.text { color: #37496f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37496f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 73 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37496f, #41376f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #37496F?: #37496F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Forlorn Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37496F?: The RGB value is 55, 73, 111: 55 red, 73 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37496F?: The complementary color is #6F5D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37496F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.