#373F4E Color

#373F4E is rgb(55, 63, 78) in RGB, hsl(219, 17%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Charcoal (#36454F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#373F4E

HEX#373F4E

RGBrgb(55, 63, 78)

HSLhsl(219, 17%, 26%)

HSVhsv(219, 29%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(36.7% 0.028 262.9)

LABlab(26.38% -0.40 -10.31)

LCHlch(26.38% 10.31 267.78)

What #373F4E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #373F4E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Charcoal#36454FΔE 4.75 Graphite#41424CΔE 4.8 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 8.39 Outer Space (Crayola)#2D383AΔE 9.25 Outer Space#414A4CΔE 9.41 Onyx#353839ΔE 9.75

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#373F4E Channel Values

How #373F4E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 55 · G 63 · B 78	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 219° · S 17% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 219° · S 29% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.59:1 vs white · 1.98:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #373F4E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #373F4E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #373F4E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #373F4E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #373F4E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#373F4E

Protanopia#3E3E4E

Protanomaly#3B3E4E

Deuteranopia#3C3C4E

Deuteranomaly#3A3E4E

Tritanopia#344141

Tritanomaly#354047

Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

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Using #373F4E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-373f4e: #373F4E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #373F4E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-373f4e': '#373F4E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.247, blue: 0.306)

Android XML<color name="color_373f4e">#373F4E</color>

SVG fillfill="#373F4E"

More Blue Colors

#373F4E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#373F4E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #373F4E?

#373F4E is a dark blue — rgb(55, 63, 78) in RGB and hsl(219, 17%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #373F4E?

#373F4E is rgb(55, 63, 78) — red 55, green 63, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #373F4E?

#373F4E converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #373F4E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #373F4E scores 10.59:1 against white and 1.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #373F4E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #373F4E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.28, which is visibly different.

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