Information about #373834 color

#373834 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #373834 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(55, 56, 52) — 21.6% red, 22% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 2 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #373834 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ironsand (#393735). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Botany Bay (#373837) and Triple Dune (#3A3833).

The recipe behind #373834 is rgb(55, 56, 52), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #373834 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #373834 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#373834 color variations

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

#373834 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #373834

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

Ironsand color link
Ironsand

#393735

Botany Bay color link
Botany Bay

#373837

Triple Dune color link
Triple Dune

#3A3833

Dark Grey color link
Dark Grey

#363737

HLH SG Grey color link
HLH SG Grey

#383838

Squall color link
Squall

#3A3B35

Dna color link
Dna

#333633

Kilamanjaro color link
Kilamanjaro

#3A3532

Jet color link
Jet

#343434

Possessed color link
Possessed

#373B38

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#373834
  • RGB55, 56, 52
  • CMYK0, 0, 2, 78
  • CSSrgb(55, 56, 52)
  • HSL75°, 4%, 21%
  • HSL Precise75°, 3.704%, 21.176%
  • HSV75°, 7%, 22%
  • HSB75°, 7%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.216, 0.220, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.216, 0.220, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.216, 0.220, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID373834
  • DECIMAL ID3618868
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01