Information about #373831 color

#373831 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #373831 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(55, 56, 49) (21.6% red, 22% green, 19.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 78 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued grey, #373831 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dull Charcoal (#383532). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Triple Dune (#3A3833) and Kilamanjaro (#3A3532).

In RGB terms — rgb(55, 56, 49) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #373831: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #373831 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#373831 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#373831 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#373831 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#373831 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#373831 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#373831 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #373831

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dull Charcoal color link
Dull Charcoal

#383532

Triple Dune color link
Triple Dune

#3A3833

Kilamanjaro color link
Kilamanjaro

#3A3532

Touch Wood color link
Touch Wood

#3A372E

Indigo Ink Brown color link
Indigo Ink Brown

#393432

Ironsand color link
Ironsand

#393735

Dna color link
Dna

#333633

Gondola color link
Gondola

#373332

Black Pepper color link
Black Pepper

#3C3731

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Half Bokara Grey color link
Half Bokara Grey

#353333

Jet color link
Jet

#343434

#373831 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#373831
  • RGB55, 56, 49
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 78
  • CSSrgb(55, 56, 49)
  • HSL69°, 7%, 21%
  • HSL Precise68.571°, 6.667%, 20.588%
  • HSV69°, 13%, 22%
  • HSB69°, 13%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.216, 0.220, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.216, 0.220, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.216, 0.220, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID373831
  • DECIMAL ID3618865
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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